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For Immediate Release:  
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October 14, 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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Sussex County Man Indicted for Allegedly Distributing Child Pornography over Internet

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TRENTON - Attorney General Anne Milgram announced that a Sussex County man was charged today in a state grand jury indictment for allegedly distributing child pornography over the Internet. The defendant was among more than three dozen people arrested in September and 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 Sean Turner, 20, of Highland Lakes, with two counts of second-degree distributing of child pornography and one count of fourth-degree possession of child pornography. The indictment alleges that between July and September 2007, Turner 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 Sept. 24, 2007 revealed numerous videos containing child pornography on Turner’s computer.

The Digital Technology Investigation Unit of the New Jersey State Police coordinated the investigations. Deputy Attorney Betty Rodriguez presented the case to the state grand jury.

The indictment is merely an accusation and the defendant is 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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