A 43-year-old man who worked as a pre-kindergarten teacher’s aide in South Jersey has been charged with sexually assaulting young children and making child sexual abuse material, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said.
Shaun M. Stebbins, of Somers Point, N.J., works as a pre-kindergarten teacher’s aide at Woodbine Elementary School, the prosecutor’s office said this week.
Atlantic County Prosecutor William E. Reynolds did not say that the alleged crimes had any direct connection to the school, but he issued a statement Thursday raising concerns that there may be more victims.
“We are deeply concerned that there may be additional victims, particularly given the defendant’s access to children through his employment,” Reynolds said.
“As we have seen in other recent cases, individuals who prey on children often place themselves in positions of trust within schools, organizations, and youth programs to gain access to victims,” Reynolds said.
Representatives for the Woodbine School District could not be reached for comment.
The investigation was conducted by the Somers Point Police Department with assistance from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit.
The charges stem from reported incidents involving victims from 2014 to 2025, the prosecutor’s office said.
“Stebbins allegedly committed multiple sexual acts against multiple victims under the age of 13. He is further alleged to have created and possessed child sexual abuse material,” the prosecutor’s office said.
Stebbins, who was arrested on Sunday, was being held at the Atlantic County Justice Facility pending a detention hearing scheduled for next week.
The criminal case covers four victims who are siblings, said a family member of the victims who asked not to be identified. The alleged abuse started with one child who was 5 years old at the time. The siblings are now in their teens and early 20s.
The siblings went to the police about two weeks ago, the family member said.
Anyone with information helpful to the investigation can contact the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7800 or submit an anonymous tip at acpo.org/tips.