El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en abril 21, 2024, Edward Lynch, 52, del río Toms, was charged with Distribution of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography.
This investigation was the result of a referral from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). NCMEC received cyber-tips that an individual was downloading images of child pornography from the internet; an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit identified an IP address associated with a residence in Toms River as the location from which the individual was downloading these images.
En Agosto 24, 2023, Detectives de la Unidad de Delitos de Alta Tecnología de la Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Ocean, Departamento de policía del municipio de Toms River, and Toms River Township Police Department Emergency Services Unit, ejecutó una orden de registro autorizada por el tribunal en la residencia en cuestión. Como resultado, Detectives seized multiple electronic devices from the residence. An initial forensic examination of the devices by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit led to the discovery of more than 1000 items of child pornography. Further investigation revealed that Lynch was the individual responsible for downloading the child pornography in question. En Agosto 24, 2023, Lynch was charged with Possession of Child Pornography. Lynch was taken into custody at his residence without incident; he was thereafter transported to the Ocean County Jail, y posteriormente liberado como consecuencia de la reforma de la fianza de Nueva Jersey.
En desarrollo de la investigación, a full forensic examination on all seized electronic devices by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit revealed that Lynch knowingly distributed more than 1000 items of Child Pornography by using the internet applications of Telegram, Session, and Wickr Me. Como consecuencia, Lynch was additionally charged on April 21, 2024 with Distribution of Child Pornography, along with a second count of Possession of Child Pornography. En esa fecha, Lynch surrendered himself to Toms River Township Police Headquarters. Fue transportado a la cárcel del condado de Ocean., donde se encuentra actualmente en espera de una audiencia de detención.
El Fiscal Billhimer elogia a la Unidad de Delitos de Alta Tecnología de la Fiscalía del Condado de Ocean, Departamento de policía del municipio de Toms River, Unidad de Servicios de Emergencia del Departamento de Policía del Municipio de Toms River, and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, for their collaborative assistance in connection with this investigation.
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).