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Franklin :Lakes NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of STEPHEN BOJEKIAN, 69, retired Chief of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department ,of Franklin Lakes, on the charge of possession of child sexual abuse material. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck.
On Thursday, October 17, 2024, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at the residence of STEPHEN BOJEKIAN during the course of an Internet child sexual abuse material investigation. The investigation revealed that BOJEKIAN used the Internet to view, download, and possess items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children.
As a result of the investigation, STEPHEN BOJEKIAN was arrested on Thursday, October 17, 2024, in Paramus, NJ and charged with third-degree possession of child pornography, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4(b)5(b)(iii). BOJEKIAN was remanded to the Morris County Jail pending a first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, NJ.
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 Franklin Lakes Police Department and New Jersey State Police for their assistance, as well as the Woodcliff Lake and Washington Township Police Departments, which both participate in the Bergen County Cyber Crimes Task Force.
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