Middlesex Borough Man Charged In Child Porn Arrest

MIDDLESEX BOROUGH, NJ — A Middlesex borough man was arrested Friday and charged with being involved in a child pornography investigation, announced Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Middlesex borough Police Chief Matt Geist on Friday.

Aofei Zou, 18, of Middlesex was arrested Friday, Jan. 15 and charged with second-degree using a file-sharing program to store items depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of children. He was also charged with third-degree possession of child pornography.

Zou was charged following an investigation by Detective Daniel Lojek and Detective Stephanie Redline of the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.

Police allege that Zou operated a peer-to-peer file sharing platform from his Middlesex borough home for the purpose of distributing child exploitive materials.

The investigation is active and is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Lojek of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-5924.