Egg Harbor Man Found With Thousands Of Child Pornography Images

TRENTON - An Egg Harbor Township man has been charged with receiving thousands of images and videos of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.

Matthew Wolny, 40, was arrested today and charged by complaint with two counts of receiving child pornography. Wolny was expected to appear this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lois H. Goodman in Trenton federal court.

Authorities in September of 2013 found that Wolny, who lived in Jackson at the time, used peer to peer file sharing computer software to download video files with images of child sexual abuse from the internet, he said.

When law enforcement officers searched Wolny's Jackson home and car, they seized a number of electronic devices with roughly 2,000 images and 1,600 videos of suspected child pornography, Carpenito said.

Each charge of receiving child pornography carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison, a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine, he said.

Carpenito credited special agents of Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge Brian Michael, and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato, with the investigation.

He also thanked the Little Egg Harbor Police Department, under the direction of Chief Richard J. Buzby Jr, for its assistance.

Photo: Courtesy of U.S. Attorney's Office