Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced the arrest of Christian Winner, 49, of Dumont, on a charge of Possession of Explicit Images of Minors.
Members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant on April 13th at the residence of Winner in connection with an investigation that revealed that he used the Internet to view and possess digital files depicting nude or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children.
Authorities arrested Winner on Apr. 13th and charged him with one count of Possession ofExplicit Images of Minors in an amount greater than 1,000 files. Officials said Winner was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending an appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.
Acting Prosecutor Calo states that the charge is merely an accusation and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.