Camden County Man Arrested For Child Porn In Medford: Cops

A Camden County man has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography and weapons offenses, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Medford Township Police Chief Richard J. Meder announced.

Alex T. DeFrancisco, 23, of Atco, has been charged with third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, fourth-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and fourth-degree certain persons not to possess weapons.

He was arrested without incident during a traffic stop in Medford in which he was found to be in possession of three knives, according to authorities.

On the same day, multiple electronic devices were taken from his home and the home of a relative in Medford following the execution of two search warrants, according to authorities.

The search warrants and the traffic stop concluded an investigation that began earlier this year when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children contacted the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office’s High-Tech Crimes Unit about DeFrancisco’s online activities. They said he had uploaded 2,500 images of child pornography using an online photo sharing application, according to authorities.

DeFrancisco was ordered to be detained by a Superior Court judge and is presently lodged in the Burlington County Jail. The case is being prepared for presentation to a Burlington County Grand Jury for possible indictment.

The investigation was conducted by the BCPO High-Tech Crimes Unit with assistance from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, the Lower Camden County Special Response Team, the Medford Township Police Department, the New Jersey State Parole Board, the New Jersey State Police, and the United States Homeland Security Investigations – Cherry Hill Office, and the Waterford Township Police Department.

The investigation was conducted by the BCPO High-Tech Crimes Unit with assistance from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, the Lower Camden County Special Response Team, the Medford Township Police Department, the New Jersey State Parole Board, the New Jersey State Police, and the United States Homeland Security Investigations – Cherry Hill Office, and the Waterford Township Police Department.