Richard Ferrarie-Lofredo, of Dover, uploaded media files depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of minors, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said.
The investigation began with a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) referencing the files, the prosecutor said alongside Dover Police Chief Jonathan Delaney and Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally.
Ferrarie-Lofredo is believed to have had additional items of CSAM on an electronic device, authorities said.
Ferrarie-Lofredo was arrested on Friday, Jan. 12, and charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child (Possession of CSAM). He was released pursuant to the Criminal Justice Reform Act with pretrial release conditions that include monitoring and no internet usage.
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