West New York man faces upgraded child sex crime charges in NJ

◾️ NJ man first arrested in connection with child sex abuse material on Discord◾️ Joseph Suarez found with massive pile of child pornography files in his home ◾️ Prosecutors filed further charges stemming from crimes against a young child

Additional charges have been filed against a 31-year-old Hudson County man — previously found with a massive amount of child sexual abuse — in connection with sex crimes against a 4-year-old girl.

Joseph Suarez, of Western New York, has now been charged with aggravated sexual assault and conspiracy to commit aggravated sexual assault, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced Monday.

Hudson County Jail (Google Maps)

He has been held in the Hudson County Jail since his initial arrest on Jan. 18.

About a week earlier, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received information that child sexual abuse material was being created and shared through the social media platform, Discord.

West New York (Google Maps)

Authorities linked Suarez to the material and found that he had been communicating with a 13-year-old boy out of state — instructing the teenager to provide images and/or videos of himself performing sex acts on a 4-year-old girl, the prosecutor said.

A search of Suarez’s residence turned up more than 1,000 files of child sex abuse material.

Suarez was previously charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child/Facilitating Child Sexual Abuse Materials, Endangering the Welfare of a Child/Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Materials and Endangering the Welfare of a Child/ possession of child sexual abuse material.

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NJ Arrests 31 Accused Child Predators in “Operation 24/7” A roundup of 31 men accused of sexually exploiting children online, state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced July 14 while detailing “Operation 24/7.”

The suspects “possessed and or distributed videos and images of child sexual abuse, including in many cases videos of young children being raped by adults,” Grewal said.

Chat apps and gaming platforms remain favorite hunting grounds for child predators and even as the pandemic subsides, many children have continued to spend more time online.

State police received 39% more tips in just the first 6 months of 2021 than they received in the entire year in 2019. The following are suspects charged in “Operation 24/7”.

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