TRENTON
– A Morris County man was indicted
today on charges he distributed child pornography
over the Internet, Attorney General Anne
Milgram announced. The defendant was among
more than three dozen people arrested in
September and October 2007 as part of “Operation
Silent Shield,” an investigation that
targeted offenders who distributed known
images and videos of child pornography via
the Internet.
William
G. Evans, 33, of Rockaway, was charged 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, Evans 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. 26, 2007 revealed
numerous videos containing child pornography
on Evans’ computer.
The
Digital Technology Investigation Unit of
the New Jersey State Police coordinated
the investigation. Deputy Attorney General
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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