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TRENTON
- Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal
Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced
that a Newark man was indicted today on
multiple charges of distributing child pornography
over the Internet.
According
to Director Paw, Fredy P. Naranjo-Petroche,
35, of Newark, was indicted by a state grand
jury in a four-count indictment charging
him with three counts of second-degree distribution
of child pornography and one count of fourth-degree
possession of child pornography.
The
state grand jury indictment alleges that
Naranjo-Petroche traded and offered child
pornography, including still images and
videos, over the Internet. He allegedly
established the computer in his home as
a file server in order to exchange child
pornography with others. On Nov. 3, 2006,
a special agent with U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement in Portland, Ore., downloaded
images of child pornography from a file
server that was allegedly being operated
by Naranjo-Petroche. After tracing the images
to the defendant’s computer, ICE alerted
the New Jersey State Police Digital Technology
Unit, which executed a search warrant at
the defendant’s home on Dec. 4, 2006.
The State Police allegedly found hundreds
of instances of child pornography on the
defendant’s computer, including videos
depicting children as young as 3 or 4 years
of age being sexually assaulted by adults.
Deputy Attorney General Mark Murtha of the
Division of Criminal Justice - Computer
Analysis and Technology Unit presented the
case to the state grand jury. The indictment
was handed up to Superior Court Judge Linda
R. Feinberg in Mercer County, who assigned
the case to Superior Court in Essex County.
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 criminal fine of $150,000,
while fourth-degree crimes carry a sentence
of up to 18 months in prison and a $10,000
fine.
If
you suspect that unknown persons are offering
child pornography or having improper contact
with children via the Internet, contact
the Division of Criminal Justice - Computer
Analysis & Technology Unit Tip Line
at 1-800-396-2310 or log-on to the Web at
www.njdcj.org.
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