Jersey Shore town hires attorney to probe claims of beach patrol sex abuse Updated Apr 30, 2021; Ocean City officials on Friday said they have hired a labor attorney to investigate allegations of sexual abuse within the Ocean City Beach Patrol that were posted anonymously on social media. In a statement, a city spokesman said Vanessa E. James of the law firm Barker, Gelfand, James and Sarvas, would “conduct a confidential internal investigation of allegations against Ocean City Beach Patrol employees.” The allegations - which were shared earlier this month on an Instagram account ocbp_predators, - include claims of rampant sexual abuse often committed by older members against younger members of the OCBP. The posts include stories of sexual assault against underage girls along with heavy drug and alcohol use.