Among those rounded up in the second phase of “Operation Safe Quarantine”:
A 30-year-old youth pastor accused of blackmailing boys online into recording sexual videos of themselves;
A 40-year-old man charged with secretly recorded a nude underage girl;
And a 72 year-old man who had child sexual abuse material, including images of infants and toddlers, according to Coffina.
A 35-year-old suspect had arranged to meet who he thought was a 13-year-old girl in a park for a sexual encounter after sending lewd videos of himself to the teen, officials said, when in reality he was in contact with an undercover agent.
Child porn investigation targeting online exploitation during pandemic nets another 15 arrests
Updated Feb 17, 2021;
Fifteen people were arrested in the second round of an investigation that specifically targeted online sex crimes during the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said.
A dramatic increase in online activity throughout the state has created increased opportunities for sexual exploitation of children online, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.
In the last six months, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office High-Tech Crimes Unit said it has received 74 cybertips related to crimes against children.
“Operation Safe Quarantine II is the latest result of our pledge to patrol cyberspace and capture the depraved individuals who believe it is acceptable to exploit and endanger children for sexual gratification,” Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said in a statement. “There is much more work to be done, and this effort will conti
Officials in Burlington County say the second phase of an operation that went after, threatening online activity towards children during the ongoing pandemic has resulted in 15 people being charged.
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina says the charges range from possessing and distributing child sexual assault material to more serious offenses. Operation Safe Quarantine II is the latest result of our pledge to patrol cyberspace and capture the depraved individuals who believe it is acceptable to exploit and endanger children for sexual gratification, Coffina said in a statement. There is much more work to be done, and this effort will continue to be a priority for the BCPO and the agencies who partnered with us for this investigation.