An Absecon man is jailed for allegedly sharing images and videos of child sexual abuse.
Stephen Costello, 41, was arrested after a tip to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that inappropriate content was being distributed via the file-sharing application KIK, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.
Costello distributed more than 1,000 videos and images of child sexual exploitation, an investigation led by the Prosecutor’s Office found.
He is charged with first-degree distribution and second-degree possession.
Costello is in the Atlantic County Justice Facility.
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office was assisted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations and the Absecon Police Department.
