TOMS RIVER — A Little Egg Harbor Township man has been sentenced to seven years in state prison after admitting he possessed child sexual abuse material, authorities said.
Alfred Annibal, 77, was sentenced May 22 by Superior Court Judge David M. Fritch, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Annibal previously pleaded guilty Sept. 3, 2025, to possession of child sexual abuse material.
As part of the sentence, Annibal will be subject to Megan’s Law requirements and parole supervision for life, authorities said.
The case began with a referral from the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which had received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The tip alleged that someone was uploading child sexual abuse material online.
Investigators with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Squad traced an IP address to a home in Little Egg Harbor Township and later identified Annibal as the suspect, authorities said.
On May 23, 2024, detectives from the prosecutor’s High Tech Crime Unit, Homeland Security Investigations and Little Egg Harbor Township police executed a court-authorized search warrant at Annibal’s home. A preliminary forensic review of a desktop computer and external hard drive found more than 1,000 files of child sexual abuse material, authorities said.
A continued forensic examination of electronic devices seized from the home later uncovered more than 100,000 files, leading to additional charges on May 30, 2024, officials said.
Annibal was initially taken into custody at Little Egg Harbor Township Police Headquarters and lodged in the Ocean County Jail. He was released June 5, 2024, under New Jersey’s bail reform law.
Billhimer credited Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Shanon Chant-Berry with handling the case for the state. He also recognized the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Squad, Homeland Security Investigations, Little Egg Harbor Township police, the New Jersey State Police ICAC Task Force and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for their work on the investigation.
