Hazlet Man, A BOE Special Ed Consultant, Faces Child Porn Charges

HAZLET, NJ - A Hazlet man who was employed as a learning disabilities consultant with the Perth Amboy Board of Education is facing child pornography charges following a five-month investigation from Monmouth and Union counties, authorities said.

Joseph A. Campos, 48, of Hazlet,, has been charged with one count of third degree possession of child pornography and second degree distribution of child pornography.

A joint investigation was conducted by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit and its Monmouth County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, Bradley Beach, Hazlet and Manalapan Township police departments, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, with assistance from the Union County Prosecutor’s Office.

The investigation was sparked by a tip received by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) from an online service company. NCMEC forwarded the tip to the New Jersey ICAC Regional Task Force before the referral was made to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.

Campos was arrested and charged on Thursday as a result of the joint investigation. Following an initial appearance before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge James Newman, he was released under the condition that he report to probation on a monthly basis.

Campos is barred from using the Internet and ordered to have no unsupervised contact with children. The Perth Amboy School District was informed of the results of the investigation, authorities said.

If convicted of possession of child pornography, Campos faces a sentence of three to five years in prison. If convicted of distribution of child pornography, he faces a sentence of five to ten years in prison. If convicted, Campos could also be subject to community parole for life and may be required under Megan’s Law to register with the New Jersey Sex Offender Registry.