NEW MILFORD, NJ – The U.S. Department of Justice has arrested and charged Michael Kimmerle, 34, of New Milford for one count of child [censored]ography. According to the Department of Justice, from August 2021 through August 2022, Kimmerle distributed videos of child sexual abuse via a publicly available online peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing program
“Subsequent to a lawful search of his residence, law enforcement officers recovered thumbnail images containing child [censored]ography on Kimmerle’s laptop, including several images derived from one of the video files Kimmerle previously distributed on the P2P program. They also found the P2P program on Kimmerle’s laptop,” U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said.
He faces up to 20 years in prison and $250,000 in fines if convicted.