Crime & Safety

Woodbridge Man, A Middle School Teacher, Charged With Child Porn

State Police routinely send cyber tips to local towns, and police say they can set up electronic surveillance of one's online activity:

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A Woodbridge man who works as a middle school teacher in the Edison school district is charged with third-degree possession of child pornography (under 1,000 images).

Julius Coaccioli, 55, was arrested without incident Wednesday at his home in Woodbridge Township.

The Middlesex County Prosecutor said they received a cyber tip from NJ State Police about Coaccioli's online activities.

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State Police routinely send these cyber tips to local towns: Middlesex Police just announced this week they received a cyber tip about a resident and set up "electronic surveillance" of the man's online activity, which lasted for more than three months.

In that case, the Middlesex borough man was also charged with child porn possession.

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The Middlesex County Prosecutor runs an Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.

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