Linden Man, 78, Had 280 Child Porn Videos, Images: U.S. Attorney

LINDEN, NJ — A Linden man, who had more than 280 videos and images of child pornography, was sentenced to prison Monday for sharing child porn from his computer devices. He was arrested in 2014 in Operation Predator Alert, a multi-agency child pornography sweep, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced.

Arnold Kay, 78 was sentenced to four years in state prison by Superior Court Judge Lisa Walsh in Union County. He pleaded guilty on March 19 to second-degree distribution of child pornography (storing or maintaining child pornography using a file-sharing program).

Kay must register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law and will be subject to parole supervision for life.

Kay was one of 28 people charged in Operation Predator Alert, a joint operation by the Division of Criminal Justice and ICE Homeland Security Investigations that targeted New Jersey offenders who used a file-sharing network to distribute child pornography.

Kay's IP address was identified as sharing videos of child pornography during the operation by detectives monitoring a file-sharing network.

On June 27, 2014, Kay's home was searched, which found more than 280 videos and images of child pornography, including 12 that were located in a shared folder where other users on the file-sharing network could download them on his multiple computers and electronic devices, according to the report.

“By sharing child pornography online, this defendant participated in a criminal network that promotes and perpetuates the brutal sexual exploitation of children,” said Grewal. “Our multi-agency efforts to patrol the internet and put these offenders in prison are all about protecting children and ensuring justice for those who have been victimized.”

“The distribution of child pornography is a worldwide problem that impacts us right here in New Jersey. When a child predator records their sexual abuse and uploads that image or video to the internet, it lives on forever, re-victimizing that innocent child every time it is shared by individuals such as the defendant,” said Special Agent in Charge Brian Michael of Homeland Security Investigations in Newark. “HSI will continue to aggressively target such predators, in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies.”

Anyone with information about the distribution of child pornography on the internet – or about suspected improper contact by unknown persons communicating with children via the internet or possible exploitation or sexual abuse of children – is asked to contact the New Jersey Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Tipline at 888-648-6007.

(Image via U.S. Attorney General: Arnold Kay)

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