Ocean County Lawyer Faces Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges – Jersey Shore Online

Robert C. Shea II (Photo courtesy Ocean County Jail) Subscribe to Jersey Shore Online’s EBlast   TOMS RIVER – Robert C. Shea II, 42, was arrested October 22 and charged with distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material, according to court records and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.   Shea, who lives in Berkeley and works as an attorney in Toms River, is accused of using Snapchat to send an image depicting a child engaged in a prohibited sexual act. He is also charged with third-degree possession of child sexual abuse material. The distribution charge is a second-degree crime.   The investigation began after the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children concerning a Snapchat account allegedly used to send or receive child sexual abuse material, the prosecutor’s office said.   Investigators traced internet addresses associated with a Berkeley residence and an office building in Toms River, according to the prosecutor’s announcement. Detectives searched both locations on October 22. A preliminary examination of devices at Shea’s home found numerous images, while a phone found at the Toms River office contained the Snapchat application allegedly used
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