Bergen Man Browsed Child Porn On Work Computer: Feds

NEW JERSEY - A Fair Lawn man who works for the federal government allegedly stored child pornography on his work-issued computer, authorities said.

John Struble, 63, A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employee, was charged with one count of possession of child pornography, said U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. He appeared via videoconference before a judge on Tuesday.

Possession of child pornography is punishable by a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.

According to documents filed in court, the federal agency Struble worked for alerted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that images of child pornography were found on a computer issued to the employee.

Struble had browsed websites containing sexual content and viewed child pornography using his EPA computer, Sellinger said. Investigators found a cache folder with around 100 images of child pornography, he added.

The investigation later determined that Struble accessed the child pornography on his EPA computer using a web browser that was not authorized by the EPA for installation on the computer, Sellinger said.

Sellinger credited special agents of Homeland Security Investigations, New Jersey Division, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Jason J. Molina, and the EPA, Office of Inspector General, Electronic Crimes Division, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Justin Link. He also thanked the Fair Lawn Police Department for their assistance with the investigation.