JACKSON – A local man received a sentence of three to five years in state prison for sharing child pornography.
Andrew Anastasio, 60, of Jackson, was sentenced to five years in a New Jersey State Prison with a three year period of parole ineligibility. He will have parole supervision for life and will register under Megan’s Law.
Anastasio’s arrest started with a referral from the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. They had received cyber-tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an individual was sending/receiving images of child pornography from the internet. The investigation led to his residence and he was ultimately identified as the suspect.
He was arrested and his home was searched on September 23, 2021. Items of child pornography was found on his laptop, police said.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer acknowledged the efforts of Assistant Prosecutor Lynn Juan and Assistant Prosecutor Madeline Buczynski who handled the case on behalf of the State, and commended the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations, Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Jackson Township Police Department, Jackson Township Police Department SWAT Team, and New Jersey State Police ICAC Task Force, for their collaborative assistance in connection with this investigation leading to Anastasio’s arrest, guilty plea, and now his state prison sentence.
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