Man Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Boys in Burlington County, Elsewhere

An Absecon man has been convicted on 34 counts connected to the sexual assaults committed against five boys throughout four counties, including Burlington County, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain announced on Thursday.

Brian E. Killion, 41, was convicted on all counts, including aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and possession and manufacturing of child pornography, McClain said.

He was convicted on three counts of endangering the welfare of a child for possession of child pornography, manufacturing child pornography, and for showing child pornography to one of the victims.

He was convicted on another 10 counts of endangering children under the age of 16 whom he had assumed responsibility for by having sexual conduct, McClain said.

In all, he was convicted on seven counts of aggravated sexual assault; 10 counts of sexual assault; 13 counts of endangering the welfare of a child; three counts of promoting obscene material for persons under 18; and one count of aggravated criminal sexual contact.

Killion was arrested on July 14, 2010, following an investigation that alleged he assaulted boys on camping trips in Atlantic, Cape May and Burlington counties, while he watched them at his home in Absecon, at the homes of the victims, and other locations, McClain said.

The victims ranged in age between 11 and 15 years old, McClain said. He assaulted his oldest victim while serving as a scout master with the Boy Scouts. The camping trips allegedly took place at Bass River State Park in Burlington County in June of 2010, where he assaulted two boys who were in his care, and Belleplain Park, where he assaulted another boy in his care between June of 2007 and September of 2009, McClain said.

He was found guilty of assaulting another victim at his home, and the victim’s Camden County home between 2004 and 2008, McClain said.

He was convicted of assaulting a fifth victim between April of 1997 and September of 1999 in Killion’s home and his truck while it was parked in the Absecon Marshes, McClain said.

Killion will be sentenced following the completion of an evaluation required for sex offenders at the Avenel Adult Diagnostic & Treatment Center.

The investigation was conducted by Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, the New Jersey State Police, the Absecon Police Department, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation following the first allegation. The investigation uncovered additional victims, McClain said.

Aggravated sexual assault is first-degree a crime that carries a maximum prison sentence of up to 20 years and a $200,000 fine. Crimes of the second-degree, such as endangering the welfare of a child, carry a state prison term of up to 10 years and up to a $150,000 fine.