Mahwah Man Facing Child Porn, Endangerment Charges

MAHWAH, NJ — A Mahwah man faces child porn and child endangerment charges after a months-long Internet child pornography investigation, the Bergen County Prosecutor said.

Quinn Dickson, 24, of Mahwah, faces five charges after prosecutors said he used the Internet to view, download and possess approximately 800 sexually explicit or nude images of children. Dickson is also accused of sharing those files online.

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The investigation revealed that Dickson used social media to make contact with children, some of whom were younger than 13, and engage them in sexually explicit conversations.

During these chats, which took place on Snapchat, Discord, Facebook and Kik, Dickson instructed two different children to produce and send him sexually explicit photos or videos, prosecutors said.

The Prosecutor's Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at Dickson's Westervelt Lane home on Wednesday. He was arrested in Paramus on Wednesday, and taken to Bergen County Jail, where he awaits a first appearance in court.

Prosecutors are continuing the investigation against Dickson, and have asked parents or guardians to report "inappropriate communications" from Dickson's four social media accounts to the office. Those accounts are:

• Snapchat Username: quinnnnnd
• Discord Username: Quinn#3004
• Facebook Username: Quinn Thomas (Quinn.dickson.7)
• KIK Username: Quinn.d.22