GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ (October 25, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Mateo Echeverry, 19, (photo below)of Clementon in Gloucester Township, was charged with Distribution of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography on October 25, 2018, according to Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Gloucester Township Police Chief Harry Earle.
Detectives from the High-Tech Crimes Unit (HTCU) of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office executed a search warrant on October 25, 2018, for Echeverry’s residence on Broadacres Drive in Gloucester Township. While at the residence, detectives located several digital devices in the residence. A preview of digital media devices seized resulted in the above charges.
Mateo Echeverry was arrested at his residence Thursday morning without incident and transported to the Gloucester Township Police Department. After he was processed, he was remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility pending a detention hearing.
Members of Homeland Security Investigations – Cherry Hill Office, the Camden County Sheriff’s Department Special Response Team (SRT) and the Gloucester Township Police Department assisted the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office HTCU Detectives on this case.
The investigation is ongoing.
All persons charged with crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Released Thursday, October 25, 2018.