Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi has announced that a 23-year-old Mt. Laurel man was arrested on May 12 and charged with possession and distribution of child pornography.
The male, of the 100 block of Carleton Lane in Mt. Laurel, was charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of children. The charge covering distribution of the pornographic material is a second-degree crime.
The other two charges that deal with possession of the pornographic material are third degree crimes.
The male was lodged in Burlington County Jail on $250,000 full bail.
If he posts bail, the male is forbidden from using the Internet or having contact with minors.
He was scheduled to have his first appearance in Superior Court in Mt. Holly on the afternoon on May 13. The case will be sent to a grand jury to be considered for indictment.
The investigation began after the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office High-Tech Crimes Unit received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
The cyber tip revealed that an individual later revealed to the male suspect was sharing a video of child pornography with another individual through the use of a web camera-streaming program.
A search warrant was executed on May 12 at the male’s residence, where a laptop computer was seized that contained numerous videos and images of child pornography.
The male was taken into custody at his residence.
The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office High-Tech Crimes Unit conducted the investigation. The warrant was served with the assistance of the Mt. Laurel Police Department and the New Jersey State Police.
The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office High-Tech Crimes Unit is a member of the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and the New Jersey State Police Cyber Terrorism Task Force.
