Crime & Safety

Gloucester Twp. Man Had Child Porn On Bing Account, Flash Drive: Prosecutor

The investigation began with a cyber tip that led detectives to the online account.

A Gloucester Township man was found with child pornography on both a flash drive and his online account, authorities said Friday.
A Gloucester Township man was found with child pornography on both a flash drive and his online account, authorities said Friday. (Camden County Prosecutor's Office)

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Gloucester Township man was found with child pornography on both a flash drive and his online account, authorities said Friday.

Robert Galasso, 70, was charged July 2 with third-degree possession of child sexual abuse material.

A third-degree charge indicates that fewer than 1,000 files were found.

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The investigation began with a cyber tip, which led detectives to a Microsoft Bing account used to access child pornography, authorities said.

Detectives identified Galasso as the account user, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. They also found child porn on a flash drive that belonged to Galasso, the office said.

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Galasso will next appear in court Sept. 3 for a pre-indictment conference.

Galasso's attorney "will not comment on pending cases other than to remind everyone that individuals are presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law," a spokesperson for the state public defenders office told Patch.

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