OLD BRIDGE, NJ — A 39-year-old man has been arrested following a child pornography investigation conducted by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Daniel Berwick, of Old Bridge, was taken into custody Jan. 21 at his home without incident, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and Old Bridge Police Chief Thomas J. Montagna.
The investigation began after the New Jersey State Police provided a cyber tip to Detective Ken McGarry of the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit at the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Authorities allege Berwick posed as a 17-year-old boy on Snapchat using another person’s pictures and videos.
Following the execution of a search warrant at his residence, Berwick was charged with first-degree production of child sexual abuse material, second-degree manufacturing of child sexual abuse material, second-degree aggravated sexual extortion, second-degree possession of child sexual abuse material, third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, third-degree using deceptive audio/video files to further a crime, and third-degree distributing obscene material to a child.
Berwick is being held at the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Facility pending a pre-trial detention hearing.
The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Old Bridge Police Department, Dallas Texas Police Department and FBI Newark Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force assisted with the investigation and arrest.
The investigation is active and continuing.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective McGarry at 732-745-3140.
