BERGEN COUNTY, NJ – Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella has announced the arrest of a Bergen County Juvenile on charges related to the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material. The arrest comes after an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.
On Thursday, May 4, 2023, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at the Juvenile’s residence as part of an investigation into Internet child pornography. The investigation revealed that the Juvenile had used the Internet to view, save, download, possess, and distribute digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children.
As a result of the investigation, the Juvenile was taken into protective custody and charged with second-degree distribution of child pornography, N.J.S.A 2C:24-4(b)5(a)i; and third-degree possession of child pornography, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4(b)5(b)iii on May 4, 2023. The Juvenile was released into the custody of a guardian and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office urges anyone with information about this case or other incidents of child sexual abuse material to contact the Cyber Crimes Unit at (201) 226-5532. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office website.