Moorestown Teen Among 27 Arrested in Child Porn Sweep
A 17-year-old Moorestown boy was among 27 individuals charged in a state police child pornography investigation dubbed “Operation Watchdog,” authorities said Tuesday.
The 26 men and one woman used file-sharing programs on the Internet to download or distribute child porn, the state police said. Among the images and videos were those with a “digital fingerprint” that were tracked as they moved across file-sharing networks, authorities said.
In addition to the Moorestown juvenile, police also arrested three other men from the area on child porn charges:
- Cesar Salgado-Maya, of Audubon
- Lucas F. Walsh, of Maple Shade
- William J. Brooks, of Pennsauken
“Through aggressive, technology-driven investigations such as Operation Watchdog, we must banish the misguided notion that online viewing and sharing of child pornography is a victimless crime,” Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said. “The vulnerable children who are tortured and degraded to create these vile materials are re-victimized every time another person views the images.”
Salgado-Maya, 23, was the first person arrested after authorities discovered his home was connected to a day care, according to state police.
Police found Brooks, 66, downloading child porn as authorities stormed in, according to a release. With a previous conviction in another state on his record, Brooks was lodged in Camden County Jail on $300,000 cash bail.
“Those who thought they could hide their child porn crimes in the secrecy of their homes have been exposed by the relentless work of law enforcement working together,” said Colonel Rick Fuentes, state police superintendent.
More than 100 law enforcement personnel from 21 agencies took part in the three-month investigation, executing search warrants in 26 towns last week.
Three people, whose names were not released, are still being sought, police said.
“Let the word go out that those who share child pornography over the Internet are also sharing the evidence of their crimes with computer experts from law enforcement, who are patrolling the Internet to stop this tragic victimization of children,” said Stephen J. Taylor, director of the state Division of Criminal Justice.
The photos and images have been turned over to the FBI, police said.
The following individual was arrested on April 11, 2012 and charged with:
Sexual assault, manufacturing child pornography, and distribution and possession of child pornography:
| Name | Age | Town | |
| Bernard Cahill | 43 | Folsom |
The following individuals were charged with distribution and possession of child pornography
Arrested on 03/01/12:
| Name | Age | Town | |
| Cesar Salgado-Maya | 23 | Audubon |
Arrested on 04/09/12:
| Name | Age | Town | |
| Charles E Jones | 50 | Morristown | |
| Ryan Taylor | 27 | Lindenwold | |
| Jeremy Gardner | 18 | Livingston | |
| Joshua Kane | 31 | Wayne | |
| Max Mejia | 46 | Atlantic City | |
| Juvenile Male | 17 | Moorestown |
Arrested on 04/10/12:
| Name | Age | Town | |
| William J. Brooks | 66 | Pennsauken | |
| Lucas Francis Walsh | 24 | Maple Shade | |
| David Ingoglia | 36 | Byram | |
| Scott Hersh | 43 | Mount Arlington |
Arrested on 04/11/12:
| Name | Age | Town | |
| Brandon Sarna | 20 | New Brunswick | |
| John Thomas Kondes | 56 | Bayonne | |
| Andrew Rodriguez | 27 | Park Ridge |
Arrested on 04/12/12:
| Name | Age | Town | |
| Collin Tillett | 29 | Hamilton (Atlantic Co.) | |
| Armondo Flores | 46 | Bridgeton City | |
| Robert Knapp | 47 | Old Bridge | |
| Jose A. Velasquez | 20 | Clifton | |
| Jasmyn E. Oliver | 20 | Union Twp. | |
| Robert J. Rowe 2nd | 33 | Union Twp. |
Arrested on 04/13/12:
| Name | Age | Town | |
| Joseph Marella | 42 | Passaic | |
| Christopher Guzman | 32 | Camden | |
| Asaf Guttman | 39 | Bloomfield | |
| Jared Pacifici | 27 | Manalapan | |
| Joshua Ferreri | 25 | West Berlin | |
| John Mulligan | 41 | Ocean City |
Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.