Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on October 23, 2025, James Vavra, 74, of Point Pleasant Borough, was charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material.
This investigation was the result of a referral from the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. The ICAC Task Force received a cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an individual was uploading images of child sexual abuse material to the internet.
An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Squad identified an IP address associated with a Point Pleasant Borough residence as the location from which the individual was uploading images of child sexual abuse material from the internet. That individual was ultimately identified as Vavra.
On October 23, 2025, Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Squad, Point Pleasant Borough Police Department and Ocean County Regional SWAT Team executed a court-authorized search warrant on Vavra’s residence where several electronic devices were seized. A forensic examination of those devices by the Ocean County High Tech Crime Squad discovered several items of child sexual abuse material. Vavra was taken into custody at the Point Pleasant Borough Police Department and transported to the Ocean County Jail where he is currently lodged pending a detention hearing.
Prosecutor Billhimer commends the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Point Pleasant Borough Police Department, Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, for their collaborative assistance in connection with this investigation leading to Vavra’s arrest.
The charges referenced above are merely accusations and the press and public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
R.P.C. 3.6(b)(6).