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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced arrests of 31 individuals who are charged with sexually exploiting children online. The 31 men were arrested in “Operation 24/7,” a collaborative operation launched to address the continued spike in reports of potential threats to children from online predators during the COVID pandemic.
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Westwood NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a repeat child pornography offender was sentenced to state prison today for distributing videos and images of child pornography online using a file-sharing program. He was arrested in “Operation Safety Net,” a multi-agency child protection operation led by the New Jersey Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.
James R. Agin, 71, of Westwood, N.J., a freelance photographer, was sentenced to six years in prison, including three years of parole ineligibility, by Superior Court Judge Frances McGrogan in Bergen County. He pleaded guilty on Feb. 4, 2019 to second-degree distribution of child pornography (storing or maintaining child pornography using a file-sharing program). Agin must register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law and will be subject to parole supervision for life. He pleaded guilty in 2007 in Bergen County to a prior charge of possession of child pornography and was sentenced to probation.
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