🚓 Arrest happened Friday

🚓 Suspect is a minor

🚓 Months-long investigation


Authorities in Bergen County arrested a minor Friday on charges of possessing nearly two thousand files of child sexual abuse material.

The 17-year-old was targeted by the county Cyber Crimes Unit in August during an ongoing internet child pornography investigation, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office release.

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The investigation involved a deep dive into the teenager’s electronic device and history after a court-authorized search.

Investigators found 1,751 items displaying “nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” according to the prosecutor.

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They took the teenager into protective custody on Friday on charges of second-degree possession of child pornography. The juvenile has since been released.

The case will be handled by a Family Court judge because the defendant is underage.

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