Mays Landing Man Arrested by FBI for Possession of Child Pornography

NEWARK, NJ—Weysan Dun, Special Agent In Charge of the FBI’s Newark division, announced the arrest of Charles W. Orr, Jr., age 52, of 32 Hickory Lane, Mays Landing, New Jersey, on one count of possession of child pornography. Orr was arrested without incident early this morning at his residence by FBI agents. The arrest was made in connection with a joint effort between the FBI and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force.

According to the criminal complaint, law enforcement (ICAC) seized a computer hard drive during a search warrant executed on Orr’s residence in January of this year. (At that same time, NJSP arrested Orr on the state charge of endangering the welfare of children.) Law enforcement allegedly discovered what they believe to be approximately 20 images of child pornography on the hard drive, three of which are described in graphic detail in the criminal complaint. NJSP requested that the FBI take the case to federal court based on the more serious penalties associated with federal charges of this type.

“Despite the many arrests in connection with child pornography and the publicity of those arrests, criminals unfortunately persist with their victimization of children and related criminal activities,” said Weysan Dun. “However, the public can rest assured that since the criminals won’t give up, neither will law enforcement. This unacceptable behavior will be aggressively exposed wherever we find it for the benefit of parents and safety of children everywhere. Consequently, if you engage in this illicit activity, you will forfeit your privacy and freedom and face the full penalty of law.” Dun thanked the New Jersey State Police ICAC task force and FBI agents assigned to the Innocent Images squad for their dedication and success in apprehending Orr.

“The watching of child pornography is not a victimless crime. It exploits the children abused in the making of those images every time they are redistributed across the web,” said Colonel Rick Fuentes, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. “We’re proud of the vital work performed by our cybercrimes detectives and their task force partners,” added Fuentes.

Orr will have an initial appearance today before Honorable Michael A. Shipp, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the District of New Jersey in Newark. If convicted, Orr faces a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison with a maximum of up to 20 years. A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lakshmi Herman in Newark.