HACKENSACK, NJ – Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of EMERY A. TAYLOR (DOB: 9/12/1987; single; security guard) of 430 Union Street, Apartment 3B, Hackensack, New Jersey on a charge of possession of child pornography. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.
On Friday, October 1, 2021, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at the residence of EMERY A. TAYLOR during the course of a months-long Internet child pornography investigation. The investigation revealed that TAYLOR used the Internet to view, download, and possess more than 1,000 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children.
As a result of the investigation, EMERY A. TAYLOR was arrested on Friday, October 1, 2021 in Paramus, New Jersey and charged with one count of second-degree possession of child pornography, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4(b)5(b)ii. TAYLOR was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.
Prosecutor Musella states that the charge is merely an accusation and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Prosecutor Musella thanks the Englewood Police Department for their assistance in this investigation, as well as the Lyndhurst Police Department, Ridgewood Police Department and Rochelle Park Police Department which participate in the Bergen County Cyber Crimes Task Force.