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Middletown, NJ
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Howell Man Faces 10 Years In State Prison On Child Pornography Charge
A national CyberTip has led to the arrest of a 54-year-old man for possession of child pornography, authorities said. William Whesper of Tyrpak Road in Howell was charged with one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child for possession of child pornography, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said. If convicted of the second-degree offense, Whesper faces up to 10 years New Jersey State Prison. He also will be subject to Megan’s Law and Parole Supervision for Life, Gramiccioni said. After receiving a CyberTip from the National Center for Missin…
Franklin Township, NJ
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Two Sentenced In Jersey Shore Child Sex Sting
Two Ocean County men were sentenced to plea-bargained state prison terms for planning sexual encounters with underage teens who were actually police, authorities said. Volvi Lowinger and Brian Degnan were among 24 men nabbed in a "To Catch a Predator"-type sting dubbed “Operation Open House.” Lowinger, a 25-year-old student from Lakewood who worked at a dry cleaning business, was sentenced last Friday to four years in state prison by a Superior Court judge in Toms River after previously pleaded guilty to luring. Degnan, a 34-year-old data entry clerk from Toms River, was sentenced Tuesday …
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
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Cook At Pearl River Tavern Had 200 Child Porn Images On Phone, In Cloud, Authorities Say
A cook at a popular Pearl River tavern was charged with having more than 200 child porn videos and images on his phone – including nine of child sexual abuse. Joseph Kosa, 28, who works at Mickey’s Tavern, was convicted nine years ago of possession of child pornography and served three years probation as a result, criminal records show. He was arrested again during a raid at his Hawthorne, NJ home, which followed a four-month investigation that identified several illegal video files stored on a cloud, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said Thursday. “During a preliminary forensic e…
Elizabeth, NJ
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4 Years For Man Who Tried To Lure 'Girl' Online - But Got Caught In Sting Instead
A Maryland man who tried to entice who he thought was a 13-year-old girl into sex but who was actually interacting with an undercover State Police detective was sentenced to four years in prison, Attorney General Girbir S. Grewal said Friday. Romero E. Jimenez, 37, of Hyattsville, pleaded guilty last month in Union County to a charge of luring. In addition to his prison sentence he will be required to register as a Megan's Law offender and will be under parole supervision for life. A detective with the State Police Digital Technology Investigations Unit was contacted by Jimenez …
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Ex-State Corrections Officer From Area Sentenced For Having Child Porn
A former New York State corrections officer from the Hudson Valley will spend time behind bars after being sentenced for possessing child pornography. Alfred Tchorznicki, Jr. has been sentenced to a term of between five and 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to five felony counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child last month in Dutchess County. Tchorznicki was sentenced on Friday, July 26, and reportedly told that he "should have known the illegality of conduct" as a former state corrections officer, Joelle Morabito-Cruz, Dutchess County assistant district attorney, sa…
Newark, NJ
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W. Caldwell Man Had More Than 1K Images Of Child Pornography: Prosecutor
A number of agencies took part in an investigation leading to the arrest of a West Caldwell man who had several hundred images and video showing children being sexually abused, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said Friday. Ethan Weiner, 29, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after authorities said more than 1,000 items were found at his home during a search Thursday. Authorities also seized devices and digital storage media. The prosecutor's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which focuses on the distribution of images showing the sexual explo…
Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Man Who Had 2,600 Child Porn Images -- Some With Toddlers -- Could Be Free In 5 Years
A Paterson man who was convicted of collecting more than 2,600 videos and still images of child pornography – some of them involving toddlers -- must spend at least five years in state prison before he’s eligible for parole. Superior Court Judge Justine Niccollai sentenced 30-year-old Omar Saloukha in Paterson to eight years each, to run at the same time, on a pair of child endangerment convictions. Jurors found Saloukha guilty of both charges on Sept. 11. Members of the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force found a “meticulous inventory” of images at …
