Crime & Safety

Perth Amboy Man In Child Porn Arrest

The prosecutor alleges that he uploaded images of child sex abuse to a social media platform.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A Perth Amboy man was arrested Tuesday following a CyberTip made to the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, announced the Middlesex County Prosecutor.

The man is Joseph Boka, 38, of Perth Amboy. He was charged with third-degree child porn possession and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

The prosecutor alleges that Boka uploaded images depicting child exploitation and sexual abuse to a social media platform.

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The tip came from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Rosado of the Perth Amboy Police Department at (732) 324-3872, Detective Redline of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 867-1496, or Detective Lojek of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-5924.

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