Forty one child pornography suspects that is. Most of the arrested suspects were members of social networks used by teens, including Myspace and Facebook. Here is a link from NJ gov describing the operation. (Story quoted below linked at end of post)
The investigation, dubbed Operation Silent Shield, encompassed 15 of New Jersey's 21 counties and numerous law enforcement agencies. The arrests began 10 days ago and continued through Thursday, state police said.
The 41 people, who range in age from 14 to 71, were charged with child pornography possession and distribution and face 18 months to 10 years in jail. They have jobs ranging from elevator repairman to car salesman to security guard to landscaper to deli owner to auto mechanic. A Woodbridge man who was arrested was a referee for girls high school volleyball, state police said.
No one has been charged with creating the images and videos, though state Attorney General Anne Milgram said the investigation is continuing. She said officials will scour thousands of DVDs and more than 80 videotapes confiscated during the arrests.
Milgram said the videos last up to 15 minutes and feature children estimated to range in age from 4 to 9 years.
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