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Matawan Man Sentenced for Child Pornography and Invasion of Privacy in Ocean County

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Matawan Man Sentenced for Child Pornography and Invasion of Privacy

**Ocean County, NJ** – Michael Mattina, 59, of Matawan, was sentenced on January 3 to a total of nine years in New Jersey State Prison. The sentence, announced by Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, includes five years for Distribution of Child Pornography and four years for Invasion of Privacy, to be served consecutively.

The investigation, conducted by the Brick Township Police Department Detective Bureau and Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, revealed that Mattina secretly recorded six females, including a 16-year-old, using a hidden camera. The videos were posted on two adult websites.

Mattina faced multiple charges on August 17, 2020, including Invasion of Privacy, Distribution of Obscene Materials, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Manufacturing Child Pornography, and Distribution of Child Pornography. He surrendered to Brick Township Police, receiving a summons for court appearances in Ocean County Superior Court.

Prosecutor Billhimer praised Senior Assistant Prosecutor Shanon Chant-Berry for handling the case and commended the investigative efforts of the involved departments, which led to Mattina’s

Police make arrested in Manchester murder case

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New York Man Arrested for Involvement in October Murder

**Manchester, NJ** – Sandeep Kumar, 34, of South Ozone Park, New York, was charged on Wednesday with murder and conspiracy to commit murder. These charges are in connection to the death of Kuldeep Kumar, 35, of India, in Manchester Township last October.

The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit investigated a report on December 14 regarding a deceased person at the Greenwood Wildlife Management Area. Authorities found the remains in advanced decomposition. By the next day, the Ocean County Medical Examiner determined multiple gunshot wounds to the chest caused the death, which was ruled a homicide.

An investigation identified Kuldeep Kumar as the deceased, following a missing person’s report filed by his family in October. Sourav Kumar, 23, Guarav Singh, 27, Nirmal Singh, 30, and Gurdeep Singh, 22, all of Greenwood, Indiana, were arrested in connection with the crime and also face similar charges.

Sandeep Kumar was detained at the New Jersey State Police Barracks in Holmdel on Wednesday and transported to Ocean County Jail. Investigating agencies commend the cooperation among various law enforcement agencies involved in this