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Mays Landing NJ, An Egg Harbor City man faces new charges by Galloway Township Police for the sexual assault of a 5 year-old girl in 2003, after he was charged last week by the Brigantine Police Department and the New Jersey State Police with the sexual assault of a 10 year-old Brigantine girl in connection to a 25 year-old case in Brigantine, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced.
Brian Lee Avis, 59, is charged with Sexual Assault of a Juvenile, Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Burglary in connection to a 2003, incident that occurred in Galloway Township. The latest charges against Avis come after Galloway Township Police Det. Sgt. First Class Ryan Goehringer received correspondence on Sept. 20, 2021, from the New Jersey State Police AFIS Lab with regards to a delayed fingerprint hit. The delayed fingerprint hit was confirmed and came back to Avis in connection to a sexual assault and burglary case investigated by Galloway Township Police on July 18, 2003.
