Vermont Man Told Bergen County Boy To Commit Sex Acts On Camera: Prosecutor

PARAMUS, NJ — A Vermont man has been charged with production of child pornography after an investigation determined he talked to a Bergen County boy online and convinced him to expose himself on camera, prosecutors said.

Jacob L. Gorton, 26, of Salisbury, Vt. was arrested this past Tuesday, Sept. 10, said the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.

Prosecutors said that in March 2024, the Paramus Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit regarding an alleged incident involving a juvenile who was communicating with an unknown person on social media.

Prosecutors and police determined that the person "engaged in sexual conversations with the juvenile, instructing the child to expose himself on camera and send nude photos of his intimate parts," prosecutors said.

Over months, the account was traced to Gorton. On Friday, he was charged with first-degree production of child pornography.

On Tuesday, September 10, 2024, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit travelled to Salisbury, and executed a search warrant at Gorton's home with the assistance of the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, the Vermont State Police, U.S. Department of Homeland Security -Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the Middlebury Police Department.

He was arrested and made an appearance at the Addison County, Vt. Superior Court.

After that, he was released pending a hearing on Oct. 7, in which authorities in Vermont will seek his extradition to Bergen County.