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Infant Assault Found In 2K+ Images On NJ Music Teacher Sentenced In PA: DA Infant Assault Found In 2K+ Images On NJ Music Teacher Sentenced In PA: DA
Infant Assault Found In 2K+ Images On NJ Music Teacher Sentenced In PA: DA A former Pennsbury School District music instructor who admitted to having thousands of child pornography images and videos has been sentenced to three years of probation, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Christopher Bygott, 47, of Hamilton, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in September 2024 to felony charges of possession of child pornography and criminal use of a communication facility. Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Finley also ordered Bygott to undergo sex offender treatment, barred him from having unsupervised contact with minors, and mandated hi…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Central Jersey School Board Member Charged With Child Porn Possession, Prosecutors Say Central Jersey School Board Member Charged With Child Porn Possession, Prosecutors Say
Central Jersey School Board Member Charged With Child Porn Possession, Prosecutors Say A Farmingdale school board member and crossing guard was accused of having child pornography, authorities said. William Shaffer, 47, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 6, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release. He was charged with third-degree possession of child sexual abuse materials. The county prosecutor's office received a tip in September from a cloud-based software company through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Investigators learned Shaffer had been viewing and possessing child porn. Shaffer was taken into custody by the hig…

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by Chris Spiker
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Toms River School's Music Teacher Shared, Received Child Porn: Prosecutors Toms River School's Music Teacher Shared, Received Child Porn: Prosecutors
Toms River School's Music Teacher Shared, Received Child Porn: Prosecutors A Toms River music teacher was accused of sharing child pornography online, authorities said. Christopher DeCesare, 31, of Matawan, was charged with second-degree distribution of child sexual abuse materials. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced his arrest in a news release on Friday, Sept. 13. Investigators said DeCesare was distributing child porn to other users through social media and received it on a personal email account. The investigation started in July after a tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. DeCesare is …

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by Chris Spiker
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Brand-New School Bus Driver, 28, Busted With Child Porn In Monmouth County: Prosecutor Brand-New School Bus Driver, 28, Busted With Child Porn In Monmouth County: Prosecutor
Brand-New School Bus Driver, 28, Busted With Child Porn In Monmouth County: Prosecutor A Manalapan man who recently got a job as a school bus driver in Jackson Township was arrested and charged with possessing and sharing child pornography, authorities said. Brian R. McBride, 28, also was charged with child endangerment, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. An investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office High-Tech Bureau and members of the Monmouth County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, initiated by a tip received through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, revealed tha…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Convicted Of Child Porn Charges Had More Than 1,000 Images On His Computers: Prosecutor Man Convicted Of Child Porn Charges Had More Than 1,000 Images On His Computers: Prosecutor
Man Convicted Of Child Porn Charges Had More Than 1,000 Images On His Computers: Prosecutor A Monmouth County man was found guilty of possessing a large cache of child sexual abuse materials in his home, authorities said. Jose Gabe Veras, 34, of Keansburg was convicted of child endangerment for possessing more than 1,000 images of child porn, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. An investigation by the Monmouth County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, initiated by a tip received through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, revealed that Veras had utilized a cloud storage application to store child sexual…

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by Jon Craig