Crime & Safety

Hudson County Man Had Child Sex Materials On Computer: Prosecutors

A Hudson County man, 76, was arrested Tuesday for possession of child sex materials, said prosecutors.

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — A 76-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for possession of child sex material, said the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday.

Carlos Manzini of Union City was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child, prosecutors said. He was arrested at a home on 33rd Street.

He was taken to the Hudson County Correctional Facility to await his first court appearance, prosecutors said.

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They said that on March 20, someone gave a tip to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that child sex abuse material was being uploaded from an electronic device.

While investigating, detectives found hundreds of child sex materials on Manzini’s computer, prosecutors said.

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County Prosecutor Esther Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, Special Victims Unit, Cyber Crimes Unit, and Union City Police Department with the investigation and arrest.

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