Crime & Safety

Manalapan Man Charged With Distributing Child Porn

After a month-long investigation into who was distributing child sexual assault images in Manalapan, he was arrested Friday where he works.

MANALAPAN, NJ — A Manalapan man was arrested this past Friday and charged with distribution of child sexual assault images, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni.

Eton Ronberg, 49, of Canvasback Road in Manalapan was charged with one count of endangering the welfare of a child for distribution of child pornography and one count of endangering the welfare of a child for possession of child pornography.

After a month-long investigation into an individual distributing child sexual assault images in Manalapan, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children’s Task Force arrested Ronberg at his place of employment on Friday, Aug. 23.

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On Saturday, Aug. 24, Ronberg appeared for his first appearance and was released on Pre-Trial Services pending the resolution of these charges. The case is assigned to Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Stephanie Dugan.

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