Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Correctional Police Officer Brian Sargent was both suspended for 445 days and terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections, with termination finalized in 2025. Sargent was arrested off duty at his home on March 9, 2023 and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and invasion of privacy following an investigation by the Union County Prosecutor's Office involving nude photographs and videos. He was convicted of endangering and received a three-year prison term.
N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4 Endangering Welfare of Children N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4(b)(4) - 2nd Degree N.J.S.A. 2C: 14-9(b) – 3rd Degree Invasion of Privacy (a)(12)
Violation of Department Policies and Procedures – Immediate suspension pending criminal charges.
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On March 9, 2023, off-duty correctional police officer Brian Sargent was arrested at his home and charged under multiple New Jersey statutes, including endangering the welfare of a child and invasion of privacy. The charges stemmed from an investigation by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office involving nude photographs and videos on Sargent’s laptop. The adult victim said the images and videos were taken without consent and spanned a period of time when the victim was a child. Following his arrest, Officer Sargent was immediately suspended from his position with the Essex County Department of Corrections. Officer Sargent was ultimately convicted of 2c:24-4A(1) endangering - sexual conduct with child by caretaker and received a three (3) year prison term. Termination was finalized in 2025.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Brian Sargent's major discipline record?
Correctional Police Officer Brian Sargent was both suspended for 445 days and terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections, with termination finalized in 2025. Sargent was arrested off duty at his home on March 9, 2023 and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and invasion of privacy following an investigation by the Union County Prosecutor's Office involving nude photographs and videos. He was convicted of endangering and received a three-year prison term.
What is Brian Sargent's major discipline record at Essex County Corrections?
Brian Sargent has one major discipline record at Essex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Brian Sargent's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Brian Sargent's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2025.
How does Essex County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Essex County Corrections in the lowest fifth of peers of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Brian Sargent individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 301. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩