Task force arrests 40 in New Jersey child porn sweep
HAMILTON, N.J. (AP) -- A task force targeting child pornography has arrested 40 people in New Jersey.
Attorney General Christopher Porrino and State Police Superintendent Rick Fuentes will announce details during a news conference in Hamilton on Thursday.
At least one person was charged with possession of child pornography in each of the state's 21 counties. Officials say in most cases, the arrests included the distribution of images and videos depicting children engaged in sexual activities.
The task force scanned internet traffic to determine who was sharing and downloading the files across the state.
A list of names and charges can be found below:
Thomas Colameco (NJSP)
Adam Farrington (NJSP)
John Rudy (NJSP)
Michael Adams (NJSP)
Jeffrey Mace (NJSP)
John Defay, Jr. (NJSP)
Shawn Bovasso (NJSP)
Fabian Maldonado-Espinosa (NJSP)
Anthony White (NJSP)
Armando Guerrero (NJSP)
Omar Reina (NJSP)
Halil Sahin (Somerset County Prosecutor's Office)
Kevin Ward Jones (Essex County Prosecutor's Office)
Esau Rios-Osorio (Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office)
John Yorke (Sussex County Prosecutor's Office)
Alfredo Vincente (Bergen County Prosecutor's Office)
Hector Romero (Passaic County Prosecutor's Office)
Jared Allen (Passaic County Prosecutor's Office)
Michael Devlin (Union County Prosecutor's Office)
Adolfo Reyes-Aguayo (Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office)
Abeer Jaffri (NJ DCJ)
Enrique Estremadoyro Vergara (NJ DCJ)
Edward C. Friedman (Sussex County Prosecutor's Office)
Michael J. Boda (NJSP)
Justin Piccola (Morris County Prosecutor's Office)
Devin McMenamy (Springfield Police Department - Union County)
Robert H. Magrann (Burlington County Prosecutor's Office)
Nicholas Puppo (Burlington County Prosecutor's Office)
Robert Cohen (Camden County Prosecutor's Office)
Roy Donald (Camden County Prosecutor's Office)
Michael Kushner (Camden County Prosecutor's Office)
Christopher Campi (Camden County Prosecutor's Office)
Alfred Suez (Cape May County Prosecutor's Office)
Lawrence J. Venturino, Jr. (Cape May County Prosecutor's Office)
Antonio DeLapa (Bayonne Police Department)
Moises Garcia (Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office)
Gregg Bilarczyk (Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office)
Randy G. Hull (Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)
Brandon Adelhock (Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)
Bruce Davis (NJSP)