BCPO: PETER NICOLAS OF MONTVALE, NJ CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

Press release from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office:

Maureen Parenta

Mar 30

For Immediate Release:

March 30, 2021

Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of PETER NICOLAS (DOB: 11/20/2001; single; restaurant worker) of 193 West Grand Avenue, Montvale, New Jersey on the charge of Possession Of Child Pornography. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti.

On Thursday, March 25, 2021, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at the residence of PETER NICOLAS during the course of an Internet child pornography investigation. The investigation revealed that NICOLAS used the Internet to view, download, or possess approximately 595 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children.

As a result of the investigation, PETER NICOLAS was arrested on Thursday, March 25, 2021 in Paramus, New Jersey and charged with one count of Possession of Child Pornography, Greater Than 100 Files, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4(b)5(b)iii, a 3rd degree crime. NICOLAS was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.

Prosecutor Musella states that the charge is merely an accusation and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Prosecutor Musella thanks the Montvale Police Department for their assistance, as well as the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office, Lyndhurst Police Department and Rochelle Park Police Department which all participate in the Bergen County Cyber Crimes Task Force.

This press release was produced by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. The views expressed here are the author’s own.