District Attorney Charges Two Men With Enticing Children
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The District Attorney's office reported that in two separate cases, two men allegedly attempted to entice children in North Adams.
On Oct. 25, James Wojtkowski, 82 of Pittsfield, was arraigned in Berkshire Superior Court. Wojtkowski was charged with:
- Dissemination of Matter Harmful to a Minor
- Enticing a Child Under 16.
According to a report, between April 29 and 30, 2023, Wojtkowski allegedly contacted a 14-year-old girl living in North Adams through Facebook.
The defendant asked the girl where she went to school, where she lived, and if she could sneak out of her house. During their conversation, Wojtkowski asked about her sexual history and discussed performing sexual acts on her. He also sent nude pictures of himself.
Wojtkowski arranged to meet the girl in person at a set location. When the defendant arrived, he was met by the North Adams Police. Throughout the conversation, Wojtkowski was communicating with an undercover North Adams police officer.
Judge Agostini set cash bail without prejudice at $25,000. If Wojtkowski posts bail, he will have the following conditions of release:
- No unsupervised contact direct/indirect with children under 18, except biological children/grandchildren.
Assistant District Attorney Rachael Eramo represented the Commonwealth. The North Adams Police Department is the lead law enforcement agency.
On Oct. 26, Jamie Wooldridge, age 49 of Plainfield, was arraigned in Berkshire Superior Court for:
- Dissemination of Matter Harmful to a Minor
- Enticing a Child Under 16
According to a report, Wooldridge allegedly enticed a child under the age of 16 between the fall of 2022 and Oct. 4, 2023. He began communicating over Facebook with a teenage girl, identified as a 14-year-old living in North Adams.
The conversations were sexual and included requests for sexual acts, pictures, descriptions of the girl's body, and that she wear certain lingerie at a planned future meeting. Wooldridge also sent inappropriate pictures.
Throughout their communications, Wooldridge allegedly acknowledged the girl was 14. He also stated he knew there would be consequences should anyone discover the sexual nature of their conversations.
Wooldridge and the teenage girl planned an in-person meet-up. He described the color of his car and the location and time of the meeting. When Wooldridge arrived at the designated meeting point, he was met by the North Adams Police Department.
The girl the defendant had been in communication with was an undercover North Adams police officer posing as a teenage girl. When taken into custody a search recovered two condoms in his pocket and the phone with which he had been communicating.
Judge Agostini set cash bail without prejudice at $25,000. If Wooldridge posts bail, he will have the following conditions of release:
- No unsupervised contact direct/indirect with children under 18, except biological children/grandchildren.
Assistant District Attorney Rachael Eramo represented the Commonwealth. The North Adams Police Department is the lead law enforcement agency.
