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Ramsey NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of CHARLES M. GILBRIDE (DOB: 8/03/1996; single; plumber) of Ramsey, New Jersey on a child pornography charge. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.
On Thursday, December 2, 2021, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at the residence of CHARLES M. GILBRIDE during the course of a months-long Internet child pornography investigation. The investigation revealed that GILBRIDE used the Internet to view, download, and possess files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children.
As a result of the investigation, CHARLES GILBRIDE was arrested on Thursday, December 2, 2021 in Paramus, New Jersey and charged with one count of third-degree possession of child pornography, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4(b)5(b)iii. GILBRIDE is scheduled for a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, New Jersey on Wednesday, December 22, 2021.
Prosecutor Musella states that the charge is merely an accusation and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Prosecutor Musella thanks the Ramsey Police Department for their assistance, as well as the Lyndhurst Police Department and Glen Rock Park Police Department which participate in the Bergen County Cyber Crimes Task Force.
