CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Cape May City Councilman and local real estate agent Christopher Bezaire, 43, has been charged with crimes related to the alleged cyber harassment of a former girlfriend.
Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Chief Paul Skill of the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced Bezaire’s arrest following the execution of a search warrant at his home in the 200 block of Windsor Avenue in Cape May.
Since May, detectives from the Prosecutor’s Office, with the assistance of detectives from the Middle Township Police Department, have been conducting an investigation into allegations of cyber harassment by Bezaire.
On June 16, Bezaire was taken into custody without incident at his home while authorities searched his there and at his place of employment in the 500 block of Washington Street.
Bezaire was charged with invasion of privacy, a crime of the third degree; cyber harassment, a crime of the fourth degree; stalking, a crime of the fourth degree; and contempt of court, a crime of the fourth degree. Bezaire was lodged in the Cape May County Jail pending court proceedings.
According to Sutherland, individuals convicted of third-degree crimes can receive a sentence of three to five years in state prison and fourth-degree crimes can carry a sentence of as long as 18 months in prison.
Cape May Mayor Zack Mullock released the following statement on Bezaire arrest:
“The city of Cape May has no tolerance for harassment of any kind. All parties involved are entitled to due process and that process will have to play itself out. The city will continue to cooperate with this investigation. To be fair to all parties, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.”