Raid Finds Prepubescent Child Porn At Hackensack Home Of 23-Year-Old From Ecuador: Cops
A Hackensack man has been arrested on child pornography charges, authorities said.
A warrant executed at the home of Jonnathan F. Ganan Taza, 23, on Friday, April 10, found that he used the Internet to view, download, possess, distribute, and share items, depicting nude and/or sexually explicit pubescent and prepubescent children, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Ganan Taza was lodged in the Bergen County Jail on charges of first-degree distribution of child pornography and second-degree possession of child pornography. Jail records show that Ganan Taza is an …
Lodi Man, 55, With Prepubescent Child Porn Busted In Cyber Crimes Probe: Prosecutor
A Bergen County man has been arrested and charged with distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material, including footage depicting pre-pubescent children, authorities said.
Paul D. McErlean, 55, of Lodi, was arrested on Friday, March 27, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.
Members of the Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at McErlean’s residence during the course of an internet child sexual abuse material investigation, authorities said.
The investigation revealed that M…
Former Stalker Who Threatened 17-Year-Old, Shared Video Online Jailed: Englewood PD
A Nutley man was jailed after police in Bergen County say he harassed and threatened a 17-year-old girl over several days.
On Feb. 4, 2026, a 17-year-old female reported to the Englewood Police Department that Joseph Sargenti had been harassing and threatening her, according to Capt. Renee LaRaia. Sargenti, 21, sent repeated harassing and threatening text messages and social media messages between Jan. 31, and Feb. 4, LaRaia said.
Sargenti used a social media platform to disseminate an inappropriate video of the victim, LaRaia added. The victim was granted a Protection Order, acco…
FBI Task Force Takes Down Woodbridge Man After Child Pornography Raid, Police Say
A Woodbridge man is behind bars without bond after a child pornography investigation led federal and local authorities to his front door, officials said.
On Tuesday, Oct. 28, Prince William County detectives, working with the FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, executed a search warrant at a home in the 11800 block of Chelmer Court in Woodbridge as part of an ongoing child pornography investigation, according to police.
Investigators said the suspect, identified as Jackson Quentin Crocker, 54, was detained without incident as officers seized additional evidence from the…
Ex-Tenafly Councilman's Son Arrested Again For Child Porn, Prosecutor Says
A 26-year-old man arrested two years ago on child porn charges alongside his father, a then-councilman in Bergen County, has been arrested again for the same.
Steven K. Grossman, of Tenafly, was arrested Friday, Oct. 17, following a search of his home, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The investigation revealed that Grossman used the internet to view, download, and possess more than 100 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children, the prosecutor said.
Grossman appeared in court for his 2023 arrest alongside his father, …
