BRICK – A Township man has been arrested and criminally charged for uploading images of child pornography online, authorities said.
Christopher Budelman, 35, of Brick, was charged with Possession of Child Pornography after local police received a referral from the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
The ICAC Task Force detected that an individual, later identified as Budelman, was uploading images of child pornography to the internet using the Kik messenger app.
On September 27, detectives searched Budelman’s home in Brick and seized a desktop computer with a hard drive containing images of child pornography.
While they were searching the home, detectives learned that Budelman was out of the country and subsequently he was charged on a warrant and his name was entered into the National Crime Information Center Database.
On October 4, Budelman was taken into custody by Officers from United States Department of Homeland Security-Investigations Unit at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer commended the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, United States Department of Homeland Security-Investigations Unit, New Jersey State Police K-9 Unit, Brick Township Police Department, and New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, for their collaborative assistance in connection with this investigation leading to Budelman’s arrest.
The charges referenced are merely accusations and the public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
