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Bergen County Man Had Child Sex Abuse Images, Prosecutor Says

A months-long investigation led to the arrest of a Bergen County man on a child pornography charge, prosecutors said Friday.

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WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ — A 21-year-old Washington Township man was arrested on Friday for possession of child sex abuse materials, prosecutors said.

Val S. Tetro, 21, was charged with third-degree possession of child pornography, prosecutors said Friday.

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Prosecutors said that on March 11, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Cyber Crimes Unit identified Tetro during an ongoing internet child pornography investigation.

After a months-long investigation, which involved a court authorized search of Tetro's electronic devices, detectives determined that Tetro viewed, saved, downloaded, and/or possessed items depicting nude or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children, prosecutors said.

He was arrested in Paramus and taken to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, prosecutors said.

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