A Monmouth County man was arrested this morning on charges that he received images of child sexual abuse on his home computer, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
James Paroline, 26, of Red Bank, an assistant at a nursery school (School 1) and as a summer camp counselor at a private school (School 2), both located in Monmouth County, is charged by complaint with two counts of receiving images of Explicit Images of Minors over the Internet. He appeared this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Arpert in Trenton federal court and was detained pending a bail hearing scheduled for July 9, 2015.
According to the criminal complaint and statements made in court:
On March 1, 2015, and March 2, 2015, Paroline downloaded videos and images depicting child sexual abuse from “Website A,” an online bulletin board and website dedicated to the advertisement and distribution of Explicit Images of Minors. Law enforcement officers discovered the images and videos downloaded from the website, and the recipient’s username and IP address were traced back to Paroline’s residence. His home was searched today and numerous images and videos containing Explicit Images of Minors were found on computer equipment belonging to Paroline.
Each count of receiving Explicit Images of Minors over the Internet carries a minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.