8 facing child porn charges after countywide sting
Updated 4:59 PM;
A countywide sting by Middlesex County authorities nabbed eight people accused of saving and distributing child pornography, including two juveniles, authorities said.
On Thursday, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office arrested six people - five men and one juvenile - for allegedly having child pornography on their computers, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a statement. Two other people - a Woodbridge Township man and a 14-year-old from Edison - were previously charged on May 6 and May 10, respectively, the statement said.
All were charged with possession of child pornography, with some additionally charged with crimes including intent to distribute child pornography and using a file-sharing program to store items depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of children, the statement said.
Ali Armas-Iriarte, 58, of Highland Park, was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography, a third-degree crime, possession with the intent to distribute child pornography, and using a file-sharing program to store items depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of children. both second-degree crimes.
Jeff Caramella, 21, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, and James Walden, 50, of North Brunswick, were both arrested and charged with possession of child pornography, a third-degree crime.
A 17-year-old from Monroe was charged with possession of child pornography, a third-degree crime.
On May 6 Kenneth Godfrey, 41, of Woodbridge, was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography, a third-degree crime.
Eight arrests made by Internet Crimes Against Children Unit after 100,000 images discovered
Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced that six county residents have been arrested for their possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of children.
On May 13, officers of the East Brunswick, Edison, Highland Park, Monroe, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Perth Amboy and Sayreville police departments, along with detectives of the New Jersey State Police and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, executed search warrants at six residences across the county, according to information provided on May 14.
The investigation resulted in the following arrests:
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The Middlesex County Prosecutor s Office declined to comment.
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Attending the meeting remotely on Tuesday night, Brown thanked the Middlesex County Prosecutor s Office and Old Bridge police for attentiveness and help in finding the suspect who police said had sent a racist and vulgar email to Brown on March 7.