Valter Córdova, a construction worker, was charged with viewing child pornography, according to New Jersey authorities.
Cordova, 39, was arrested Wednesday and charged with possession of child pornography after a months-long investigation and search of his Cliffside Park home, Bergen County District Attorney Mark Musella announced.
Córdova appeared to be consuming explicit content depicting pre-adolescent and pubertal children, the prosecutor’s office said, reported patch.com.
All charges are mere accusations and those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
In a similar case, this week Damon Rallis, former vice chair of the Southold Town (Long Island, NY) Democratic Committee and former leader of the town’s Boy Scout troop, pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography.
In the middle of this month, a 24-year-old from The Bronx (NYC) was accused of sharing child pornography and sending death threats to a girl in Nassau County, Long Island.
A 23-year-old man was arrested last month after authorities reportedly found more than 100 images of child pornography on his electronic devices in Sayville, Long Island.
In February a man pleaded guilty to paying a man $20,000 in Bitcoin to kill a 14-year-old boy in an attempt to stop him from testifying about an exchange of explicit photos, prosecutors in New Jersey said. Also that month, the FBI arrested Ángel Almeida, a young Hispanic “Satan worshiper and neo-Nazi,” on charges of child pornography and sexual exploitation in New York.
Last December it was announced that two New Jersey men were facing lengthy sentences on charges of producing child pornography and child sex trafficking.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) warned since 2020 of an increase in cases of child pornography due to the longer time spent by adults and children online during the pandemic. If you are a victim or suspect that someone is being mistreated, especially if they are a minor or elderly person:
- Call 911 or 1.888.NYCWELL (1.888.692.9355).
- Text “WELL” to 65173.
- Review information at https://nycwell.cityofnewyork.us/es/