Maple Shade man gets six years in prison in CSAM case that also included sex acts with dogs
Mount Holly, NJ – A Maple Shade man was sentenced to six years in state prison after investigators tied his online activity to thousands of files depicting child sexual exploitation and to recordings police say showed him engaging in sexual acts with dogs, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced.
Hunter Roy, 27, pleaded guilty in September to second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child and fourth-degree Cruelty to Animals. The sentence was imposed last week in Superior Court in Mount Holly by Judge Philip E. Haines under a plea agreement with the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, authorities said.
Prosecutors said the case began in May after the office received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about Roy’s online activity. Investigators determined Roy distributed more than 9,000 files depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of a child, and that he communicated in a sexual manner with an underage boy, sending files that contained child sexual abuse material, according to the prosecutor’s office.
During the investigation, authorities executed a search warrant at Roy’s residence, seizing multiple electronic devices that were later analyzed by the BCPO High-Tech Crimes Unit, prosecutors said.
The investigation also determined Roy recorded himself engaging in sexual acts with a Rottweiler and another dog, then traded those recordings online for videos of other people having sex with dogs, prosecutors said.
Assistant Prosecutor Stephen Eife, supervisor of the BCPO Special Victims Unit, handled the prosecution, the office said. The investigation was conducted by the Prosecutor’s Office High-Tech Crimes Unit with assistance from the Maple Shade Police Department, the Union Beach Borough Police Department, and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations out of the Cherry Hill office. BCPO Detective Tiffany Lenart was listed as the lead investigator.
The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office noted it is part of the New Jersey Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Key Points
- Hunter Roy, 27, of Maple Shade was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to endangering the welfare of a child and animal cruelty
- Prosecutors say investigators linked him to distributing more than 9,000 CSAM files and communicating sexually with an underage boy
- Authorities say the case also involved recordings of sexual acts with dogs that were traded online
