Toms River man, 52, downloaded more than 1,000 images of child porn: Prosecutor
TOMS RIVER - A Toms River man was charged this week with possession of child pornography, after investigators discovered he had downloaded more than a thousand images of child sexual abuse, announced Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
Edward Lynch, 52, of Toms River, is now in the Ocean County Jail in Toms River after detectives and police officers executed a search warrant at his home on Thursday, according to a statement from the Prosecutor’s Office.
The investigation started with multiple tips that were sent to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, alleging that a local individual was downloading child porn from the internet, the statement said.
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An investigation by the High Tech Crime Unit of the Prosecutor’s Office later linked an IP address to Lynch’s residence in Toms River, according to the Prosecutor’s Office.
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The search warrant was obtained and members of the unit, as well as officers from the Toms River Police Department and its Emergency Services Unit went to the home. Investigators determined that Lynch was responsible for the downloads, the statement said.
He will remain in the county jail pending a future detention hearing, the statement said.
Contact Asbury Park Press reporter Erik Larsen at elarsen@gannettnj.com.
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