MA Man Faces Child Porn, Extortion Charges In New Jersey

PLYMOUTH, MA — A Massachusetts man faces serious charges in New Jersey after the conclusion of an investigation out of Bergen County.

Rober J. Meserve III, 37, of Plymouth, faces charges of distribution of child sexual abuse material, sexual extortion, making terroristic threats and stalking, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said.

In June 2025, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit received information about alleged sexual extortion, officials said. The adult victim reported that, over the course of several weeks, multiple unknown phone numbers called her and sent threatening messages to her and family members, including sending and then deleting photos and videos depicting the victim nude or engaged in sexual acts.

Despite eight different phone numbers utilized to make contact, the sender appeared to be Meserve, with whom the victim was acquainted, officials said.

An investigation was initiated by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit. It revealed that the messages were designed to coerce the victim into a sexual relationship by threatening to expose explicit photos and videos, officials said.

Ultimately, detectives traced the activity back to Meserve who, it was found through the investigation, was also sharing files depicting prepubescent children in nude or sexually explicit situations, officials said.

On Aug. 27, with the assistance of the Massachusetts State Police and United States Marshals Service, detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit traveled to Massachusetts, located Meserve, apprehended him, and executed a search warrant at his residence in Plymouth.

He was taken into custody in Plymouth with the plan that he would be extradited to Bergen County.