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Somerville Resident Charged with Possession, Distribution of Child Porn
By TAPinto Somerville staff,
2 days ago
Allan Lopez Arrieta aka Allana Arrieta, 30, of Somerville. Credits: SCPO
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Borough resident Allan Lopez Arrieta, aka Allana Arrieta, 30, faces criminal charges for the distribution of Child Sexual Abuse material, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children notified the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office of several tips involving the upload and/or distribution of images of Child Sexual Abuse Material via online messaging applications, according to McDonald; an investigation was initiated by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations/Computer Crimes Unit. The investigation confirmed that the online messaging applications containing these images of Child Sexual Abuse Material were linked to Allen Lopez.
Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office detectives, along with officers from the Somerville Police Department, executed a search warrant at Lopez Arrieta’s residence July 12. Lopez Arrieta was placed under arrest without incident at the residence and transported to the Prosecutor’s Office for processing.
Lopez Arrieta is charged with 2nd degree, Distribution of Images Depicting the Sexual Exploitation and/or Abuse of a Child, 3rd Degree, Possession of Images Depicting the Sexual Exploitation and/or Abuse of a Child and 4th degree, Tampering with Evidence.
The suspect is lodged in the Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing.
McDonald requests anyone with information relating to this investigation to contact the Somerset County Prosecutors Office Special Investigation/Computer Crimes Unit at (908) 231-7100 or the Somerville Police Department at (908) 725-0331 or via the STOPit app.
The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smart phone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ. Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports, and Crime Stopper tips will be kept con
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