Jose Morales was arraigned Monday in Essex County Superior Court following his arrest in November at his Irvington home, where investigators from the prosecutor's Special Victims Unit and the State Police Internet Crimes Against Children task force allegedly found the images.
Authorities began to investigate Morales after he uploaded the material to an online account, the prosecutor's office said. The provider notified the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children after learning the images and videos depicted children pornography. The center then contacted the prosecutor's office, officials said.
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