West Orange Man Had Images, Videos Of Child Sex Abuse: Prosecutor – West Orange, NJ Patch

WEST ORANGE, NJ — A West Orange man has been accused of distributing and possessing images and videos that depict the sexual abuse of children, authorities said.

Barry Eagel, 62, of West Orange, has been charged with second and third degree endangering the welfare of a child for distributing and possessing items depicting the sexual abuse and exploitation of children, according to a joint statement from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the West Orange Police Department.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, West Orange Police Department, the New Jersey State Police, and Homeland Security Investigations executed a search warrant at Eagel’s West Orange home. Devices and digital storage media were seized from his home for forensic examination and analysis.

Eagel was identified during an investigation initiated by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force into the distribution of images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation and abuse of children through file sharing networks, authorities said.

An investigation is ongoing, prosecutors said.

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