Holmdel Teen Arrested In Alleged Child Porn Sting

HOLMDEL, NJ — Among the 14 people arrested across Monmouth County in an alleged child pornography crackdown was a teenager from Holmdel.

The Holmdel teenager, who will not be identified because he is a juvenile, was arrested on July 25 of this year. Detectives with the county prosecutor's office say he used Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file-sharing software to make child pornography images and videos available to others online.

Coincidentally, the juvenile is represented by Robert A. Honecker, the same defense attorney representing Paul Caneiro, the Ocean Twp. man accused of setting fire to his home with his wife and daughters inside on Nov. 20, and the man who is brother to Keith Caneiro, murdered in his Colts Neck home. Honecker used to be an assistant Monmouth County prosecutor before moving into private criminal defense.

The Holmdel teen is charged with one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child (distribution of child pornography) and one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child (possession of child pornography).

Monmouth County Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni announced all 14 arrests Wednesday, Nov. 28. Among those arrested is a former member of the Environmental Commission in Atlantic Highlands; a teen from Holmdel; a Freehold man who works at Princeton University; a Howell man who works as VP of Operations for ING Financial Markets and an Eatontown man who works at Love Inc., a religious non-profit company.

A 32-year-old Hazlet man who works as a logistics specialist with Vanguard was also arrested. David Wu, 32, of Skyline Drive in Hazlet, was arrested on August 29. Police say he similarly used Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file-sharing software to make child pornography images and videos available to others online.

Past Patch reporting: Atlantic Highlands Official Charged With Child Porn Possession

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