Vaughn Tiedeman, Child Pornography Distribution, New Jersey 2019

A Passaic County man has been charged with distributing, receiving, and possessing images of child sexual abuse.

Vaughn Tiedeman, 46, of West Milford, New Jersey, is charged with one count of distributing child pornography, one count of receiving child pornography, and one count of possessing child pornography.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, Tiedeman used the BitTorrent peer-to-peer file-sharing network to distribute more than 50 video files and 100 image files containing images of child sexual abuse between July 2018 and January 2019.

On April 1, 2019, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Tiedeman’s home and found approximately 6,800 unique still images and 120 unique videos containing images of child sexual abuse.

The distribution and receipt charges each carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The charge of possession of child pornography carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito credited special agents of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Brian Michael, with the investigation leading to the charges.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah A. Sulkowski of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Cybercrime Unit in Newark.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/passaic-county-man-charged-distribution-receipt-and-possession-child-pornography