Another Pervert: NJ Man Gets Five Years in Prison for Child Porn

A New Jersey man will be spending the next five years behind bars for child pornography.

38-year-old Jeffrey Shreve of Scotch Plains, Union County, was sentenced in Newark federal court on Monday; he previously pleaded guilty to receiving and possessing images of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig said.

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According to court documents, "Shreve used peer-to-peer file-sharing software to seek and obtain images of child sexual abuse, including images of prepubescent children."

In addition to the prison term, Shreve was sentenced to seven years of supervised release and ordered to pay $6,000 in restitution.

Honig credited special agents of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, with the investigation leading to Monday's sentencing.

NJ teachers and educators caught in sex crime busts

Over the past several years, state lawmakers have dealt with accused child predators among ranks of teachers and educators.

The following individuals were arrested and charged in 2021 and several years earlier. Some were convicted and sentenced to prison.

Others accepted plea deals for probation and some cases were still pending.

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