Man Used Woman's Nude Photos To Coerce Her Into Sex, Bergen County Prosecutor Says

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A man used nude photos and eight different phone numbers to sexually extort a Bergen County woman he knew, prosecutors said Friday.

Robert J. Meserve III, 37, of Plymouth, Mass. was arrested Wednesday by U.S. marshals and charged with sexual extortion, terroristic threats, stalking, and distribution of child sexual abuse material, said the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.

Prosecutors said that in June 2025, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit received
information about alleged sexual extortion.

A woman reported to law enforcement that over several weeks, various unfamiliar 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."

Eight different phone numbers were used to make contact, prosecutors said.

An investigation "revealed that the messages were designed to coerce the victim into a sexual relationship by threatening to expose explicit photos and/or videos," prosecutors said.

Detectives traced the activity to Meserve, prosecutors said.

Investigators also determined that in January 2025, he used the internet to share digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children, prosecutors said.

On Wednesday, the marshals, along with Massachusetts State Police and detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit, apprehended Meserve and executed a search warrant at his home in Plymouth.

He was charged with second-degree distribution of child pornography, third-degree sexual extortion, fourth-degree terroristic threats, and fourth-degree stalking.

He was taken to the Plymouth County Correctional Facility to await extradition to Bergen County, prosecutors said.