Crime & Safety
Woodbridge Man Charged With Possession of Underage Sexual Photos
A Woodbridge man was arrested Friday and charged with possession and distribution of underage sexual content.
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A Woodbridge man was arrested Friday and charged with possession and distribution of underage sexual content.
After receiving a cyber tip from the New Jersey State Police, Joseph Severini, 32, of the Fords section of Woodbridge, was arrested without incident at his home in Woodbridge.
He was charged with second-degree Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material and third-degree Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material.
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Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) refers to any visual content, including photos and videos, or even AI media, that depicts a minor, someone under 18, in a sexual way. Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera announced his arrest, but did not say how old the minors in the alleged photos/videos were.
He is employed as a high school teacher.
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This investigation was done by Detective Stenly Vertus of the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC) at the Middlesex County Prosecutor.
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