Princeton University Employee Arrested In Child Porn Sweep

PRINCETON, NJ — An associate director at Princeton University was among 15 people charged in a child pornography sweep after a five-month investigation, the Monmouth County prosecutor's office announced Wednesday morning.

Gregory Cantrell, 61, of Mariners Cove in Howell was arrested Nov. 5; he is also an employee of Princeton University. His full title is associate director for Environmental Health and Safety.

Princeton University's website says Cantrell is responsible for workplace safety, maintenance and construction safety, building plan safety review, incident investigations, electrical safety, and automatic external defibrillators.

Cantrell is accused of uploading child pornography to Bing Image, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said.

Cantrell is charged with one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child (possession of child pornography). Cantrell is represented by Kevin Clark, Esq.

Cantrell was released on the conditions that he have no unsupervised contact with children under the age of 18 and not use the internet, the prosecutor's office said.

The third-degree charge carries a possible five-year sentence, along with Megan's Law and parole supervision for life.

Others arrested included the vice president of operations for ING Financial Markets and a former member of the Atlantic Highlands Environmental Commission, Gramiccioni said.

The investigation, dubbed "Operation Trading Post," focused on those seeking out and trafficking in child pornographic materials, Gramiccioni said.

"It is incumbent on everyone, particularly those of us in law enforcement, to protect children from harm and exploitation. To that end, Operation Trading Post caught individuals who shamelessly viewed and shared depraved images of children being sexually abused," he said.

The operation was carried out by the Computer Crimes Unit of the prosecutor's office and the Monmouth County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force between June 2018 and October 2018. For the full list of those arrested click here.

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