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NJ Man Had Sexual Contact With Child, Filmed It, Police Say NJ Man Had Sexual Contact With Child, Filmed It, Police Say
NJ Man Had Sexual Contact With Child, Filmed It, Police Say A 27-year-old Hunterdon County resident was arrested and charged on Friday, June 21 with producing child pornography and having sexual contact with a child, authorities said. Authorities received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about Seth Maguire leading to an investigation by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Forensics Services Unit office, Renee Robeson, Hunterdon County Prosecutor said. Prosecutors in Hunterdon County were assisted by sheriffs in Kentucky and North Carolina, Robeson said. Maguire was charged with directing child sexual abuse mater…
Triple Ivy-Educated Musical Prodigy, Princeton Queer Alum Trustee Busted With Child Porn: Cops Triple Ivy-Educated Musical Prodigy, Princeton Queer Alum Trustee Busted With Child Porn: Cops
Triple Ivy-Educated Musical Prodigy, Princeton Queer Alum Trustee Busted With Child Porn: Cops A man affiliated with several music organizations at Ivy league universities including Princeton has been charged with possession of child pornography, authorities said. Roy "Trey" Farmer, 53, was arrested and charged Friday, March 22 with possession of child sexual abuse material, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. Farmer is a 1993 graduate of Princeton University and has been involved with several university-related groups, currently serving as president of both the Princeton University Glee Club Foundation and Queer Princeton Alumni, according to multiple online bios and…
Hunterdon County Man Busted For Child Pornography: Prosecutor Hunterdon County Man Busted For Child Pornography: Prosecutor
Hunterdon County Man Busted For Child Pornography: Prosecutor A 31-year-old Flemington man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, March 13 with possession of child pornography, authorities said. Police began investigating Francisco Berrones-Garcia following a cyber tip by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office said. Berrones-Garcia was charged with possession of child sexual abuse material, the prosecutor's office said alongside Raritan Township Police Department, and Flemington Borough Police Department. He was lodged at the Warren County Jail and was released onto conditional pretrial m…
School Employee From Morris County Uploaded Child Porn On Discord: Prosecutors School Employee From Morris County Uploaded Child Porn On Discord: Prosecutors
School Employee From Morris County Uploaded Child Porn On Discord: Prosecutors A 31-year-old Jefferson Township resident, who worked at a school, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 8 and charged with possessing child pornography, authorities said.  Authorities began investigating after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a media file depicting the sexual abuse of a child on Discord, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Jefferson Township Chief of Police Paul Castimore said. The media file was uploaded to the social platform by Richard Kattermann…
Morris County Man Uploaded Child Porn To Reddit: Prosecutor Morris County Man Uploaded Child Porn To Reddit: Prosecutor
Morris County Man Uploaded Child Porn To Reddit: Prosecutor A 37-year-old Morris County man was arrested earlier this month for uploading child pornography to a social media platform, authorities announced. 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 bel…
Feds: Digital Fingerprints Lead NJ Agents To Convicted Sex Offender's Child Porn Collection Feds: Digital Fingerprints Lead NJ Agents To Convicted Sex Offender's Child Porn Collection
Feds: Digital Fingerprints Lead NJ Agents To Convicted Sex Offender's Child Porn Collection Federal agents working a child porn investigation traced digital fingerprints to a convicted sex offender living in Union County who was downloading more horrifying illegal images when they came busting in, authorities said. Matthew T. Williams, 43, was seized during a raid of his Westfield apartment on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Homeland Security Investigations agents from Newark reported more than 40 child sexual abuse videos found on a drive attached to Williams's computer that was pulling more from the Internet when they arrived. Williams was living in New York State when he was previously con…
Hunterdon County Man Who Filmed Girl Changing Swapped Pics, Videos With Alabama Man: Prosecutor Hunterdon County Man Who Filmed Girl Changing Swapped Pics, Videos With Alabama Man: Prosecutor
Hunterdon County Man Who Filmed Girl Changing Swapped Pics, Videos With Alabama Man: Prosecutor A 49-year-old man previously arrested for taking recordings of a girl trying on clothes in the changing room of a Hunterdon County Kohl's was hit with more charges for exchanging child porn photos and video with an Alabama man, authorities announced. Ron Rothman, of Ringoes, now faces charges for first-degree causing prohibited sexual acts and child endangerment, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said in a Friday, Sept. 1 release. He was initially charged in July with first-degree child endangerment, two additional counts of child endangerment, and two counts of invasion of priva…
Student Shared Homemade Child Porn Via Montclair State Internet: NJAG Student Shared Homemade Child Porn Via Montclair State Internet: NJAG
Student Shared Homemade Child Porn Via Montclair State Internet: Njag UPDATE: A Montclair State University junior who was arrested for collecting child porn used the school's Internet connection to post videos of children pleasuring themselves that he'd convinced them to make by posing as a woman, authorities charged. The allegation is among new details that emerged from an indictment returned against Keyon Luff, 21, of Edgewater Park in Burlington County by a state grand jury in Trenton. Daily Voice reported Luff's initial arrest this past May.  Armed with a court-approved warrant, state Cybercrime Bureau/Internet Crimes Against Children investiga…
Morris County Man Found With More Than 1,000 Child Porn Photos, Videos: Prosecutor Morris County Man Found With More Than 1,000 Child Porn Photos, Videos: Prosecutor
Morris County Man Found With More Than 1,000 Child Porn Photos, Videos: Prosecutor A Morris County man was found with more than 1,000 photos and videos of child sexual abuse, authorities said. Jeff A. Fernandez, 25, of Boonton, was charged with second-degree child endangerment for possession of child sexual abuse materials, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release on Friday, August 18. Investigators — tipped off by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) — say Fernandez was found with an electronic device with more than 1,000 photo and video files “depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of minors." He was arrested…
Former Fire Captain Who Uploaded Child Porn At Morris County Station Gets 3 Year Sentence Former Fire Captain Who Uploaded Child Porn At Morris County Station Gets 3 Year Sentence
Former Fire Captain Who Uploaded Child Porn At Morris County Station Gets 3 Year Sentence A former fire department captain who uploaded child pornography at a Morris County station is heading to prison. Landing resident James T. Hess, 50, was sentenced on Friday, August 11 to three years in New Jersey State Prison for child endangerment and distribution of child sexual abuse materials, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll announced. Investigators — tipped off by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children — say Hess viewed and uploaded the videos on the Internet-based chat app Kik while at the Netcong Volunteer Fire Department, where he was a captain. He al…
Paterson Man, 27, Gets 15½ Years, No Parole, For Having Girl, 11, Send Him Sex Pics Paterson Man, 27, Gets 15½ Years, No Parole, For Having Girl, 11, Send Him Sex Pics
Paterson Man, 27, Gets 15½ Years, No Parole, For Having Girl, 11, Send Him Sex Pics UPDATE: A Paterson man who posted a graphic video of a child being sexually assaulted and then convinced an 11-year-old girl to send him naked photos of herself must spend at least 15 years in federal prison. Jose Minaya, 27, has to serve just about all of the plea-bargained 186-month sentence approved by a U.S. District Court judge in Newark because there's no parole in the federal prison system. He also must remain under lifetime supervised release and register as a sex offender under the terms of a deal he cut with the government. Minaya “used a web-based application to engage an 1…
Man Filmed Girl Changing At Hunterdon County Kohl's, More Victims Confirmed: Prosecutor Man Filmed Girl Changing At Hunterdon County Kohl's, More Victims Confirmed: Prosecutor
Man Filmed Girl Changing At Hunterdon County Kohl's, More Victims Confirmed: Prosecutor A man previously charged with hiding a recording device in the bathroom of a New York City Airbnb was arrested for taking recordings of a girl trying on clothes in the changing room of a Hunterdon County Kohl's, authorities announced. Ron Rothman, 49, of Ringoes, became the center of an investigation on Friday, March 17 after a girl under age 13 reported a man using a cell phone to record her while she was in the changing room at Kohl's on Route 202 in Raritan Township, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said. Further investigation showed the man, identified as Rothman, possessed rec…
Morris County Man Uploaded Child Porn To Discord, Reddit Platforms: Prosecutor Morris County Man Uploaded Child Porn To Discord, Reddit Platforms: Prosecutor
Morris County Man Uploaded Child Porn To Discord, Reddit Platforms: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Morris County man was arrested for uploading child pornography, authorities announced. Antonino LaRosa, 26, of Morris Plains, became the center of an investigation in April 2023 when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received complaints via Discord Inc. that a user had uploaded files containing suspected child sexual abuse materials to its messaging platform, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said Monday, July 17. Additional complaints from Reddit stated that a user with the same contact information and IP address had uploaded suspected CS…
Hunterdon County YMCA Camp Counselor Sentenced In Child Sexual Assault Case: Prosecutor Hunterdon County YMCA Camp Counselor Sentenced In Child Sexual Assault Case: Prosecutor
Hunterdon County YMCA Camp Counselor Sentenced In Child Sexual Assault Case: Prosecutor A Hunterdon County camp counselor was sentenced for sexually assaulting three campers and possessing child pornography, authorities said Friday, May 12. Joshua F. Daranijo, 24, of Levittown, PA, was sentenced to concurrent 7-year terms in New Jersey State Prison on three counts of second-degree sexual assault by contact and one count of third-degree child endangerment, as well as to a 5-year term on a count of possession of child sexual abuse material, subject to the No Early Release Act, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said. He will also be required to register as a sex offe…
Montclair State Junior Who Collected Child Porn Got Kids To Send Sex Vids, Authorities Charge Montclair State Junior Who Collected Child Porn Got Kids To Send Sex Vids, Authorities Charge
Montclair State Junior Who Collected Child Porn Got Kids To Send Sex Vids, Authorities Charge Investigators who arrested a student at Montclair State University for collecting child porn made a frightening discovery after raiding his dorm room, authorities said. The MSU junior from Burlington County had contacted underage children online using a bogus identity, then engaged them in sexually explicit chats – and even had some send him videos of them pleasuring themselves, they said. Keyon Luff, 21, of Edgewater Park, was arrested by state Division of Criminal Justice detectives assisted by Montclair State police during a raid of his on-campus dorm room last week, New Jersey Attorney …
NJ City's Tax Assessor Busted With Child Porn: Prosecutor NJ City's Tax Assessor Busted With Child Porn: Prosecutor
NJ City's Tax Assessor Busted With Child Porn: Prosecutor The 70-year-old tax assessor of a New Jersey city has been arrested on child porn charges, authorities said. Richard Carmosino, of Lambertville City, was lodged in the Warren County Jail after being found with child porn, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. Following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (MCMEC), Carmonsino was arrested on Thursday, April 6, and charged with third-degree possession of child pornography. "The incident was not connected to Mr. Carmosino’s employment," the prosecutor said.
Registered Sex Offender, 5-Time Felon Uploaded Child Porn To Google: Warren County Prosecutor Registered Sex Offender, 5-Time Felon Uploaded Child Porn To Google: Warren County Prosecutor
Registered Sex Offender, 5-Time Felon Uploaded Child Porn To Google: Warren County Prosecutor A Warren County man and registered sex offender with five felony convictions was arrested for uploading child pornography under an account called ‘Twitch Ghost’ on Google, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 4. James E. Dimarsico, 35, was charged with second- and third- degree counts of child endangerment for distributing items depicting sexual exploitation and abuse, as well as intent, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. Dimarsico, of the 100 block of Bliss Boulevard in Pohatcong, used a Google account called "twitch ghost" to upload “several images depicting child sexual …
Mom Found Burned Dead In Vacant Lot ID'd As NJ Woman — Now Police Hope To Find Her Daughter Mom Found Burned Dead In Vacant Lot ID'd As NJ Woman — Now Police Hope To Find Her Daughter
Mom Found Burned Dead In Vacant Lot ID'd As NJ Woman — Now Police Hope To Find Her Daughter Known for 30 years as the "Girl with the Scorpion Tattoo," the unidentified victim found brutally murdered on Staten Island has been identified as a New Jersey woman — with a daughter whom authorities are hoping to find. Christine Belusko of Clifton was handcuffed, strangled, beaten and burned in a Staten Island lot, the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office said. In the weeks leading up to her killing, she had been staying at a Mount Airy Lodge near Mount Pocono, PA, authorities said. Now, investigators hope to find Belusko's daughter, Christa Nicole, who would have been two…
Fire Captain Uploaded Child Porn At Morris County Fire Station: Prosecutor Fire Captain Uploaded Child Porn At Morris County Fire Station: Prosecutor
Fire Captain Uploaded Child Porn At Morris County Fire Station: Prosecutor A fire department captain in Netcong was arrested for distributing child pornography, authorities announced Tuesday, Jan 10. James T. Hess, 49, of Landing, was charged with second- and third-degree child endangerment for distribution and possession of child sexual abuse materials, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release. Investigators — tipped off by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children — say Hess viewed and uploaded the videos on the Internet-based chat app Kik while at the Netcong Volunteer Fire Department, where he is a captain. He also w…
Air Force Officer From NJ Admits Trafficking Child Porn Air Force Officer From NJ Admits Trafficking Child Porn
Air Force Officer From NJ Admits Trafficking Child Porn An Air Force officer from Camden County admitted sharing child porn videos and images with others through a cloud, federal authorities said. Federal agents began investigating Ryan Osinski, 31, of Cherry Hill following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. They found that “images of child sexual abuse were shared from an IP address assigned to Osinski’s residence,” the U.S. attorney said. "Numerous images and videos of child sexual abuse” were found on his phone, as were links and folders on a cloud storage site that Osi…
PA School Janitor Uses Jets Fan Snapchat To Tell Undercover Cop He Had Sex With Child: DA PA School Janitor Uses Jets Fan Snapchat To Tell Undercover Cop He Had Sex With Child: DA
PA School Janitor Uses Jets Fan Snapchat To Tell Undercover Cop He Had Sex With Child: DA A central Pennsylvania school janitor chatted online to an undercover police officer about his sexual exploits with an 11-year-old, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 6.  Zachary Payton Hart, 19, of Lykens, shamed Jets fans by using his "onlyjets" Snapchat account to send a picture of his penis to a 13-year-old girl, on June 4, 2022, according to a criminal complaint. But he wasn't going to get away with it as her sibling was friends with a police officer, according to the criminal complaint and statement released by the Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo.  The poli…
Phillipsburg Man Charged With Distributing Child Porn After Uploading Photos To Dropbox: Police Phillipsburg Man Charged With Distributing Child Porn After Uploading Photos To Dropbox: Police
Phillipsburg Man Charged With Distributing Child Porn After Uploading Photos To Dropbox: Police A Phillipsburg man was charged with child endangerment for distributing child pornography after uploading photos to his Dropbox account, authorities said. Zachary Danner, 23, of Guy Rd., was charged with four counts of child endangerment for distributing child pornography — one for reproducing the material, one for possession with intent to distribute the material, one for distribution of the material, and one for possession of the material, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release with local officials in Thursday, Oct. 6. Danner was identified as a suspect after a file-…
Warren County Man, 31, Distributed Child Porn On Discord Social Media Platform, Prosecutor Says Warren County Man, 31, Distributed Child Porn On Discord Social Media Platform, Prosecutor Says
Warren County Man, 31, Distributed Child Porn On Discord Social Media Platform, Prosecutor Says A 31-year-old Warren County man was arrested after being caught distributing child pornography on a social media platform known as Discord, authorities said on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Michael S. Lovell-Agnelli, of Fairview Ave. in Phillipsburg, was charged with two counts of child endangerment, one for distribution and the other for possession of child pornography, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer announced in a joint release. An investigation was launched by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children after the organization was alerted by Discord that a user had been upload…
NJ Teacher Secretly Snapped Inappropriate Pics Of Girl, Uploaded Child Pornography: Prosecutor NJ Teacher Secretly Snapped Inappropriate Pics Of Girl, Uploaded Child Pornography: Prosecutor
NJ Teacher Secretly Snapped Inappropriate Pics Of Girl, Uploaded Child Pornography: Prosecutor A 44-year-old school teacher from South Jersey is accused of uploading child pornography and taking "inappropriate" photos of a girl, authorities said. Nicholas Brozina of Stow Creek was arrested after a cyber tip referral from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae.  Through investigative measures, Brozina — a teacher in the Salem County Special Services School District — was developed as a suspect, she said. Prosecutors also allege Brozina inappropriately photographed a minor — not a student in the di…
Somerset County Man Busted On Child Porn Charges Somerset County Man Busted On Child Porn Charges
Somerset County Man Busted On Child Porn Charges A 33-year-old Somerset County man was arrested on child porn charges, authorities said. A search of devices at Jason O'Hare's Lake Road home in Far Hills the morning of May 25 turned up  numerous sexually explicit images of children under the age of 18, Somerset County Acting Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said. Detectives were tipped off to an apparent upload of images of sexual exploitation or abuse of a child by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).  O’Hare was arrested without incident at his house and charged with 2nd degree Distribution…
NJ Lawyer Recorded Himself Sexually Exploiting 14-Year-Old Victims On Chat Website: Prosecutor NJ Lawyer Recorded Himself Sexually Exploiting 14-Year-Old Victims On Chat Website: Prosecutor
NJ Lawyer Recorded Himself Sexually Exploiting 14-Year-Old Victims On Chat Website: Prosecutor A New Jersey lawyer was charged with child endangerment and several other offenses after recording himself sexually exploiting several 14-year-old victims using an online chat site, authorities said. Michael Rave, 53, was charged with child endangerment for possession of child sexual abuse materials, as well as four counts each of promoting obscene material and criminal sexual contact, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release alongside local officials. Rave, of Morris Township, was found with several videos that showed him exposing himself to 14-year-old victims us…
BUSTED: Warren County Man, Former Deacon, 66, Uploaded And Sent Child Porn, Prosecutor Says BUSTED: Warren County Man, Former Deacon, 66, Uploaded And Sent Child Porn, Prosecutor Says
Busted: Warren County Man, Former Deacon, 66, Uploaded And Sent Child Porn, Prosecutor Says A Warren County man and former deacon was arrested after allegedly uploading and sending child pornography, authorities announced. Bruce Olsen, 66, was charged with two counts of child endangerment for possession and distribution of child pornography, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release on Wednesday, May 25. Olsen, of Hackettstown, is accused of uploading child sexual abuse material, according to investigators who carried out a search warrant in Allamuchy Township on Wednesday, May 11. Olsen formerly worked as a deacon in Roxbury, according to TapInto.net. Olsen’s…
Repeat NJ Sex Offender Gets 15 Years Behind Bars: AG Repeat NJ Sex Offender Gets 15 Years Behind Bars: AG
Repeat NJ Sex Offender Gets 15 Years Behind Bars: AG A 52-year-old New Jersey sex offender who was out on parole when he sent sexually explicit photos of himself to underage girls and a video of himself masturbating to an undercover detective was sentenced to 15 years behind bars, authorities said. Joseph M. Graber III, of Marlton, was sentenced under the  Lunsford Act Friday by Superior Court Judge Christopher Garrenger in Burlington County, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Friday, May 13. Graber will remain a registered sex offender under Megan’s Law, have limited use of the Internet, pay mandatory fines and pe…
Central Jersey Man Sent Out Child Porn: Authorities Central Jersey Man Sent Out Child Porn: Authorities
Central Jersey Man Sent Out Child Porn: Authorities A 60-year-old Somerset County man was arrested on child porn charges, authorities said. Gary J. Babey, of Hillsborough, sent numerous images of child sexual abuse material to another individual, Acting Somerset County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said. The investigation stemmed from a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Babey was arrested on Monday, May 2 and charged with multiple child porn offenses. He was lodged in the Somerset County Jail where he will remain pending a detention hearing in this matter Acting Prosecutor Taggart, Chief …
North Jersey Man, 68, Sent And Possessed ‘Numerous’ Child Porn Files, Prosecutor Says North Jersey Man, 68, Sent And Possessed ‘Numerous’ Child Porn Files, Prosecutor Says
North Jersey Man, 68, Sent And Possessed ‘Numerous’ Child Porn Files, Prosecutor Says A 68-year-old North Jersey man has been charged for possessing and sending “numerous” videos and files depicting child pornography, authorities announced Monday. William Mickel was charged with both distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a release alongside Chief of Detectives Christoph Kimker and Jefferson Township Police Department Chief Paul Castimore. Mickel, of Lake Hopatcong, was found with “numerous” child sexual abuse videos and materials on Tuesday, Jan. 25, officials said. He is also accused of distributing t…
NJ Kids Among 80+ Groomed By California Man To Make Child Porn: Authorities NJ Kids Among 80+ Groomed By California Man To Make Child Porn: Authorities
NJ Kids Among 80+ Groomed By California Man To Make Child Porn: Authorities Over 80 children worldwide— between the ages of six and 13-years-old— were groomed by a California man to produce child porn— including five children from New Jersey, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. Demetrius Carl Davis, 24, posed as an 11-year-old girl called “Lizzy” to form online relationships with the children and convince them to perform and record sexual acts on other children in their lives, according to a report released by the sheriff’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force. VIDEO PRESS RELEASE: Child Sexual Predator Suspect "Lizzy" Arrested Po…