Gloucester Co. Man Shared Child Porn On Social Media: Prosecutor

WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ — A Gloucester County man was arrested Wednesday after authorities say he shared child pornography on social media.

Investigation into Michael S. Schmitt began with a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a person distributing child pornography on social media.

Detectives linked the account to Schmitt and executed a search warrant July 17 at his Williamstown home, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. They seized several electronic devices that belonged to Schmitt, authorities said.

The devices contained several files containing child pornography and evidence that the devices were linked to the social media account under investigation, authorities said.

Schmitt, 44, was charged with second-degree distribution and third-degree possession of child sexual abuse material.

He was arrested at his home Wednesday and placed in the Salem County Correctional Facility, which provides jailing services for Gloucester County. A future hearing will determine whether he remains jailed pretrial.

Attorney information for Schmitt wasn't immediately available in online court records.