BARNEGAT — A 27-year old township resident has been arrested on child pornography charges after a four-month investigation.
Eric Underwald was arrested Thursday morning at his Windward Drive residence. Underwald was charged with two counts of second-degree distribution of child pornography and a count of fourth-degree possession of child pornography. Charges were signed by Detective Dan Roske and approved by Assistant Prosecutor Kristin Pressman. Bail was set at $75,000, with no 10 percent option.
The investigation was the result of an online investigation conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutor?s High Tech Crime Unit and the Bergen County Prosecutor?s Office over the past four months, according to Al Della Fave, spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor?s Office.
The High Tech Crime Unit and the partnering agencies in the investigation executed search warrants at Underwald?s present residence on Windward Drive and a prior residence on Deer Run Drive in Barnegat.
The search for evidence pertaining to distribution of child pornography on the Internet resulted in the recovery of child pornography still pictures and movie files, Underwald?s computer and multiple electronic storage devices.
The investigation showed both searched locations were the source of several hundred images of child pornography on the Internet, Della Fave said
Underwald was also charged with fourth-degree resisting arrest and fourth-degree hindering apprehension after trying to flee police.
After threatening suicide during his arrest and processing, Underwald was transported by Barnegat Police Department to Southern Ocean Medical Center in Stafford for evaluation.
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