LITTLE FERRY, NJ 0 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of ROBERTO CARLOS MANCIA (DOB: 6/29/1998; single; cook) of Little Ferry, NJ on charges related to the production and 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.
Subsequent to a previous investigation originally initiated on Thursday, August 12, 2021 when the NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual assault of a child, detectives ultimately determined that ROBERTO CARLOS MANCIA also endangered the welfare of a child by causing a child to engage in a sexual act while recording it.
As a result of the investigation, on Thursday, December 23, 2021, ROBERTO CARLOS MANCIA was arrested in Little Ferry, NJ, and charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child by production of child pornography, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4b(3); and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child by possessing child pornography, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-4b(5). MANCIA was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending his first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, NJ.
Prosecutor Musella states that the charges are merely accusations and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and he would like to thank the North Arlington Police Department, Little Ferry Police Department and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department.