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Christopher J. Giglio, who was only acquainted with the child over the Internet, told the victim he was 13 years old before showing up outside of their home on Wednesday evening, Dec. 11, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella and the affidavit obtained by Daily Voice.
Giglio fled the scene after the child’s parent saw his vehicle idling in front of the home, according to Musella. The parents contacted the local police, but the man fled before police arrived.
The following day, the victim told detectives that she'd been instructed to expose, photograph, and send nude photos of her intimate body parts, the affidavit reads. Records from electronic service providers revealed Giglio as the owner of those devices.
The affidavit further said that Giglio was trying to arrange for sexual intercourse with the 12-year-old.
An undercover detective from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit posing as the child continued the online chats with Giglio in the days ahead. During that time, sexualized conversation continued and Giglio made arrangements to meet the "child" on Monday, Dec. 16, in Bergen County.
When Giglio showed up, he was arrested by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
Giglio was arrested and charged with first-degree production of child pornography, two counts of second-degree attempted sexual assault, second-degree luring, third-degree child endangerment, and third-degree possession of child pornography.
He was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack.
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