Apr 24, 2009 6:10 am US/Eastern
Child Porn Sting Nets 21 Arrests In N.J.
HACKENSACK, N.J. (CBS) ―
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A police officer points at a computer screen displaying the contents of a chat room where pedophiles are apparently trading child pornography
CBS
Police said Thursday night a child pornography sting in northern New Jersey has resulted in 21 arrests.
Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli released mug shots of 16 of the men. The other five are juveniles.
All are accused of trading images of child porn on the Internet.
The youngest child depicted was a 2-year-old.
Molinelli said one of the men, 63-year-old Joseph Ponsi of River Vale, works as a guidance counselor in the Palisades Park school system.
The men were arrested after a two-month sting operation.
Molinelli said his office worked closely with New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram and the state police. Investigators in Passaic, Union, Sussex and Morris counties also participated in the operation.
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