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For Immediate Release:  
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February 23, 2009  

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 Pleads Guilty to Distributing Child Pornography over Internet

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TRENTON - Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Deborah L. Gramiccioni announced that a Sussex County man pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography over the Internet. 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.

According to Director Gramiccioni, Sean Turner, 20, of Highland Lakes, pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge N. Peter Conforti to second-degree distributing of child pornography. The charge was contained in an Oct. 14, 2008 state grand jury indictment.

In pleading guilty, Turner admitted that he 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.

Judge Conforti scheduled sentencing for April 24. As part of the plea agreement, the Division of Criminal Justice will recommend that Turner serve a sentence of three years in state prison. Turner will also be required to register under Megan’s Law.

The Digital Technology Investigation Unit of the New Jersey State Police coordinated the investigations. Deputy Attorney General Betty Rodriguez represented the Division of Criminal Justice at the guilty plea hearing.

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