Operation Safe Quarantine nabs 9 more suspected online predators, prosecutors say
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Prosecutors say 46 people have now been charged in Operation Safe Quarantine.
BURLINGTON, N.J. - Nearly 50 people have now been charged with possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material during a year-long operation in New Jersey that targeted online predators who sought to exploit children during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Burlington County Prosecutor s Office.
Officials on Wednesday announced nine more arrests as part of Operation Safe Quarantine, a joint initiative between federal and local law enforcement that targeted online predatory behavior and the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material.
A multi-agency child porn sting in South Jersey led to the arrest of nine more child pornography suspects, authorities said.Operation Safe Quarantine took place during the COVD-19 pandemic when many children stayed indoors on cellphon…
9 Charged In Burlington County Child Porn Crackdown Amid COVID - Cinnaminson, NJ - Prosecutors charged 46 people during its Operation Safe Quarantine crackdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.
MOUNT HOLLY A Burlington Township man will serve three years in prison on child sex assault charges.
James Hunt, 21, pleaded guilty last week to endangering the welfare of a child in connection with uploading child sex assault images to the internet.
The Threadleaf Terrace man had drawn the attention of Burlington County Prosecutor s Office (BCPO) High-Tech Crimes Unit and had been under investigation since last year.
During a search warrant of his residence, the unit found child sex-abuse files on Hunt s devices.
He and others were arrested during the BCPO’s Operation Safe Quarantine project.
Hector Luis Davila reports on public safety for the Burlington County Times, the Courier Post, and The Daily Journal. He is from Philadelphia and studied journalism at Eastern University. Reach him at hdavila@gannett.com