11K Child Sex Abuse Pics Sent By Former Camden Co. Church Director: Official

MARLTON, NJ — A Burlington County man who was once a director at a Camden County church faces charges stemming from possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said.

Arnold DiBlasi, 71, of the first block of Prince Charles Court in Marlton and former youth group director at Holy Eucharist Parish in Cherry Hill, was charged with three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to officials.

DiBlasi was taken into custody on Tuesday, the prosecutor said. He was sent to the Burlington County Jail and released following a detention hearing in Superior Court, officials said.

"The case will now be referred to a grand jury for possible indictment," a news release said.

The FBI had contacted local authorities in May, and a local investigation began, according to officials.

That investigation revealed that DiBlasi had used an online chat room to distribute more than
11,000 files of child sexual abuse material to 30 people, officials said.

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