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For Immediate Release:  
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September 30, 2008  

Division of Criminal Justice
609-292-4791

Office of The Attorney General
- Anne Milgram, Attorney General
Division of Criminal Justice
- Deborah L. Gramiccioni, Director

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Three Men Indicted for Allegedly Distributing Child Pornography Over Internet

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TRENTON - Attorney General Anne Milgram announced that three men were charged today in separate state grand jury indictments for allegedly distributing child pornography over the Internet. The defendants were among more than three dozen people arrested last October as part of “Operation Silent Shield,” an investigation that targeted offenders who distributed known images and videos of child pornography via the Internet.

A state grand jury indictment charged Thomas Palmer, 26, of Waretown, with two counts of second-degree distribution of child pornography and one count of fourth-degree possession of child pornography. The indictment alleges that between August and October 2007, Palmer knowingly used Internet file sharing software to make multiple files containing child pornography readily available for any other user to download from a designated “shared folder” on his computer. A search warrant executed by the New Jersey State Police on Oct. 3, 2007 allegedly revealed a dozen movie clips containing child pornography on Palmer’s computer.

A second indictment charged John A. Dziegiel, 56, of Holmdel, with two counts of second-degree distribution of child pornography and one count of fourth-degree possession of child pornography. The indictment charges that between July and September 2007, Dziegiel knowingly used Internet file sharing software to make multiple files containing child pornography readily available for any other user to download from a designated “shared folder” on his computer. On Sept. 27, 2007, members of the New Jersey State Police executed a search warrant at Dziegiel’s home. The search allegedly revealed at least 200 instances of child pornography on Dziegiel’s computer.

A separate indictment charged Keith Conroy, 43, of Abesecon, with two counts of second-degree distribution of child pornography and one count of fourth-degree possession of child pornography. It is charged that between July and October 2007, Conroy knowingly used Internet file sharing software to make multiple videos containing child pornography readily available for any other user to download from a designated “shared folder” on his computer. A search warrant executed on Oct. 4, 2007 by the New Jersey State Police allegedly revealed at least three videos depicting child pornography on Conroy’s computer.

The Digital Technology Investigation Unit of the New Jersey State Police coordinated the investigations. Deputy Attorney General Valerie Noto presented the Palmer case to the state grand jury, and Deputy Attorney Mark Murtha presented the Dziegiel and Conroy cases to the state grand jury.

The indictments are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Second-degree crimes carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in state prison and a $150,000 fine, while fourth-degree crimes carry a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison and a $10,000 fine.

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