Child Porn Found On Has Heights Pickleball Pro, Prosecutor Finds
A 25-year-old Bergen County pickle ball coach has been arrested on child porn charges, authorities said.
On Thursday, June 4, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at the Hasbrouck Heights home of Mario H. Kaldas, during the course of an Internet child sexual abuse material investigation, Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The investigation revealed Kaldas used the Internet to view, download, possess, distribute, and share items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit pubescent and prepubescent children, Musella sai…
Closter Creep, 58, Offers Undercover Naval Agent Posing As Teen Cash For Sex: Prosecutor
A 58-year-old New Jersey man is behind bars after authorities say he was inappropriately chatting with and tried to lure an undercover agent in Connecticut, whom he believed was a 14-year-old child.
Kenneth G. Belhumer Jr., of Closter (Bergen County), sent the "teen" nude photos of himself and offered to pay them in exchange for sex acts with him, between May 8, 2025, and July 9, 2025, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Thursday, April 30.
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office was looped in on the case with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Northeast Field Office …
26,000 Child Porn Files Found During Search Of PalPark Man's Home, Prosecutor Says
A 39-year-old Bergen County man is facing charges after a search of his home turned up more than 26,000 files depicting child pornography, authorities said.
Julio A. Fernandez, of Palisades Park, has been charged with distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
On Tuesday, Dec. 9, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at Fernandez's home, during the course of an Internet child sexual abuse material investigation, Musella said.
The investigation found …
Trevose Man Travels 1K+ Miles To Stalk 14-Year-Old Influencer, Confronts Dad At Florida Home
A Pennsylvania man with past ties to Trevose, Eagleville, and Norristown traveled more than 1,000 miles to Florida to stalk a 14-year-old social media influencer, confronting her father in the driveway, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20.
Jarred Easter, 29, was arrested by members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigation Section on Sunday, Aug. 18, after investigators said he showed up at the teen’s Walton County residence.
Easter spent three months sending disturbing emails, nude photos, and obsessive messages to the child’s account connected to her social med…
Hacker Sends Hate-Filled Midnight Emails To 400+ Fort Lee Condo Residents, Prosecutor Says
A Montclair man was charged after allegedly hacking into a Fort Lee condominium’s communication system and sending hundreds of residents threatening, bias-filled emails, authorities said.
Nicholas M. Scarano, 23, of Montclair, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 15, one day after the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit was notified of a mass email containing bias and threatening language, Prosecutor Mark Musella said Saturday.
The email had been sent to 411 residents at the Atrium Palace condominium complex during the overnight hours, Musella said. Detectives found that two me…
Snapchat Sextortion: Investigation Traces Fake Accounts To Texas Man, Bergen Prosecutor Says
A Texas man accused of creating fake online accounts to extort sexual photos and videos was arrested Thursday, Aug. 14, following a Bergen County investigation, authorities said.
Quristafer D. Land, 26, was arrested in Dallas, TX on Thursday, Aug. 14, following a months-long investigation into online sextortion, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Detectives said Land was the user in control of the Snapchat account, extorting the victims and obtaining photos and videos of sexual acts. Investigators also determined that Land “utilized the likeness of another person to create sev…
4 More Illegal Immigrant Child Predators Busted In NJ, ICE Says
Federal agents in New Jersey say that they have arrested four more illegally present immigrants convicted of sex crimes against children — bringing the total to eight arrests since late July.
The sweep, carried out by ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Newark, targeted criminal non-citizens across Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Sussex counties, the Office of Homeland Security said in a news release.
The most recent arrest was Daniel Garcia Cruz, 35, of Mexico, who was convicted of criminal sexual contact in Hudson County and sentenced to …
1,750 Prepubescent Child Porn Files Found On Teen's Devices, Bergen County Prosecutor Says
More than 1,750 files depicting prepubescent child pornography were found on devices owned by a teenager, authorities in Bergen County said.
Members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit identified a 17-year-old child during an ongoing Internet child pornography investigation last August, Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The months-long investigation, which involved a court-authorized search of the juvenile’s electronic device, revealed that the juvenile viewed, saved, downloaded, and/or possessed 1,751 items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and p…
Hackensack Man Formerly Of Englewood Busted On Child Porn Charges
A security guard from Hackensack was arrested on child porn charges, authorities confirmed.
Emery Taylor, 34, “used the Internet to view, download, and possess more than 1,000 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday.
Detectives from Musella’s Cyber Crimes Unit arrested Taylor following a raid Friday of his home in the Park Lane Apartments on Union Street, the prosecutor said.
Taylor, formerly of Englewood, remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail awaiting a first appearance in Centra…
NJ: Montclair Retiree Shared Sex Chats, Child Porn Pics With Boys, Tried To Lure One
A Montclair retiree had sex chats with underage boys, sent them pornographic images and even tried to lure one to have sex with him, said authorities who urged any other potential victims to come forward.
An unidentified social media service tipped off authorities that Keith Matheis, 67, had messaged a child exploitation file to someone, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said Tuesday.
The Elmwood Park native, it turned out, “engaged in sexually explicit chats with multiple users he believed were under 16 years old,” Grewal said.
He also “arranged to meet one suspected minor chi…
