Justin Elliot Brown

By Forum Staff A Broadway musical pianist has been charged with attempted use of a child in a sexual performance, attempted criminal sexual act and other crimes after allegedly being caught trying to meet with a 14-year-old boy for sex. Justin Brown, 26, of Manhattan, was arraigned Friday on a complaint charging him with attempted use of a child in a sexual performance, second- and third-degree attempted criminal sexual act, first-degree attempted dissemination of indecent material to minors and attempted endangering the welfare of a child. Bail was set at $20,000 cash or bond. City Department of Correction records show that Brown was discharged from Rikers Island on Saturday. If convicted, Brown faces up to seven years in prison. Brown allegedly was unknowingly communicating on the social media app Snapchat, not with a 14-year-old boy but with an undercover police officer investigating cases involving the use of the internet to entice children to have sex and to create, distri

By ELIZABETH KEOGH and KERRY BURKE Justin Brown, 26, a rehearsal musician for Broadway blockbusters Dear Evan Hansen and King Kong, is charged in Queens Criminal Court with trying to lure a 14-year-old boy for sex.(Obtained by New York Daily News) A Broadway piano player was busted on charges of making online plays for under-aged boys. Justin Brown, 26, a rehearsal musician for Broadway blockbusters Dear Evan Hansen and King Kong, is charged in Queens Criminal Court with trying to lure a 14-year-old boy for sex. Brown approached an undercover cop online on Sept. 2 — “Hey,” he wrote, according to a criminal complaint. “Hey, like, how old are you?” the cop texted back. “25, how old are you?” Brown allegedly answered. When the cop replied that he was 14, Brown texted: “Haha, nice.” Some sex talk ensued, during which Brown allegedly sent the undercover officer a picture of his penis and a video. Eventually the officer and Brown arranged a meeting at a shopping plaza in

By Jonathan Sperling A Broadway musician was charged with various child sex crimes on Friday after investigators say he tried luring a 14-year-old boy to meet him for sex on Parsons Boulevard. Justin Brown, 26, a pianist for various Broadway shows, was using Snapchat and the dating app Grindr to communicate with the boy, who was in actuality an undercover police officer, according to investigators. Brown was charged with attempted use of a child in a sexual performance, second- and third-degree attempted criminal sexual act, first-degree attempted dissemination of indecent material to minors and attempted endangering the welfare of a child. If convicted, he faces up to 7 years in prison. Authorities say a police officer working undercover online and posing as a 14-year-old boy on Sept. 2 used Grindr and allegedly received a text message from Brown asking for the boy’s age. After being told that the boy was 14, Brown allegedly responded “nice” and asked about switching over to

Broadway pianist was allegedly caught trying to meet an underage boy for sex   Justin Brown, 26, allegedly believed he was communicating with underage boy 14-year-old 'boy' was undercover police officer & Brown subsequently arrested He is charged with multiple offences, could face 7 years in prison if convicted By SOPHIE TANNO FOR MAILONLINE A Broadway pianist has been caught in a police sting after allegedly trying to meet an underage boy for sex. Justin Brown, 26, from Manhattan was arrested last week and charged with attempted use of a child in a sexual performance, attempted criminal sexual act, first-degree attempted dissemination of indecent material to minors and other offenses. Police say Brown believed he was communicating with a 14-year-old boy on apps Snapchat and Grindr. Broadway pianist Justin Brown has been caught in a police sting after allegedly trying to meet an underage boy for sex Brown allegedly responded 'nice' when he was

By Chris Peterson (WARNING: This post contains details of sex crimes involving underage teens and children.) Last week the NYPD arrested a man who had been caught trying to lure children for sex. That man was pianist Justin Brown. Brown had been a rehearsal pianist for Broadway shows such as Dear Evan Hansen and King Kong . Brown thought he was talking to a child but was actually talking  to an undercover NYPD officer. “Hey,” he wrote, according to a criminal complaint. “Hey, like, how old are you?” the cop texted back. “25, how old are you?” Brown allegedly answered. When the cop replied that he was 14, Brown texted: “Haha, nice.” Some sex talk ensued, during which Brown allegedly sent the undercover officer a picture of his penis and a video. Eventually the officer and Brown arranged a meeting at a shopping plaza in Queens, where Brown was greeted by police. Despite being told multiple times that the person he was chatting with was 14-years old, Brown continue