El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en diciembre 19, 2022, joseph. Tuzzio, Jr., 42, del municipio de Jackson, was charged with Possession of Child Pornography and three counts of Distribution of Child Pornography.
This investigation was the result of three referrals from the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (CICA) Grupo de trabajo. The ICAC Task Force detected that an individual was uploading images of child pornography to the internet using the Kik Messenger App. An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit identified a Kik Messenger user with a Jackson Township address as the individual uploading the images of child pornography; that individual was ultimately identified as Tuzzio.
En octubre 27, 2022, Detectives de la Unidad de Delitos de Alta Tecnología de la Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Ocean, Unidad de Investigaciones del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos, and Jackson Township Police Department, executed a court-authorized search warrant on Tuzzio’s residence in Jackson Township. As a result of the warrant, Detectives seized two cell phones and a laptop computer. A forensic examination of the electronic devices by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit led to the discovery of more than 500 images of Child Pornography on the laptop. Además, Detectives issued a Communication Data Warrant to KIK for Tuzzio’s most recently utilized KIK subscriber account. KIK provided logs showing Tuzzio’s account as both receiving and distributing videos of child pornography. The IP address associated with the child pornography activity was assigned to Tuzzio’s place of employment in Jackson.
En diciembre 19, 2022, Tuzzio, accompanied by his attorney, surrendered himself at Jackson Township Police Headquarters where he was processed and thereafter transported to the Ocean County Jail. Posteriormente fue puesto en libertad como consecuencia de la reforma de la fianza de Nueva Jersey..
El Fiscal Billhimer elogia a la Unidad de Delitos de Alta Tecnología de la Fiscalía del Condado de Ocean, Unidad de Investigaciones del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos, Departamento de policía del municipio de Jackson, y el Grupo de Trabajo sobre Crímenes contra Niños en Internet de la Policía Estatal de Nueva Jersey, for their collaborative assistance in connection with this investigation leading to Tuzzio’s arrest.
Los cargos mencionados anteriormente son meras acusaciones y se recuerda a la prensa y al público que todos los acusados se presumen inocentes a menos y hasta que se demuestre su culpabilidad más allá de toda duda razonable en un tribunal de justicia..
RPC. 3.6(b)(6).