Hillsborough Man Arrested on Child Porn Charges

Hillsborough, NJ -- A township man was arrested today for allegedly having sexually explicit video chat conversations with a 15-year-old from Michigan, Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey D. Soriano announced.

Tyler Diaz, 22, of Bloomingdale Drive, Hillsborough Township was arrested and charged with manufacturing child pornography, first degree; sexual assault, second degree; endangering the welfare of a child, third degree; and possession of child pornography, third degree.

The investigation, which began in July, revealed Diaz had engaged in sexually explicit video chat conversations via “Skype” with a 15-year-old victim living in Michigan, Soriano said.

Today, Dec. 21 at around 6 a.m., detectives executed a search warrant on Diaz’s home and seized a computer, cellphone and other electronic devices. At 11 a.m. Diaz was arrested without incident at the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

The investigation began with the Clawson City, Michigan police department in July and was referred to detectives assigned to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (I.C.A.C.) and the Hillsborough Township Police Department in late November.

Diaz was arrested and lodged in the Somerset County Jail. Bail was set by the Honorable Bruce A. Jones at $150,000 cash only with the condition that, should he make bail, he is not to have contact with the victim or minors under the age of 16.

(Photo, SCPO: Tyler Diaz)