TRENTON – A suspended NJ State Trooper was indicted on child pornography charges after police discovered he was involved in a sexually explicit email exchange about a prepubescent girl.
Trooper Jeffrey Reitz, 48, of Williamstown was indicted on two counts of third-degree possession of child pornography. Reitz was initially charged and arrested on April 18, 2019 at which time he was suspended without pay.
According to police, Reitz engaged in a sexually explicit email exchange with an adult woman on Dec. 31, 2014. During the exchange the woman proposed that he sexually assault a prepubescent girl. Reitz allegedly asked for a photo and the woman emailed Reitz a sexually explicit photo of the girl. Reitz allegedly sent photos of his genitals to the woman, both before and after the woman sent the sexually explicit photo of the girl.
The first count of possession of child pornography relates to the sexually explicit photo of the girl sent during that exchange. The second count relates to additional images of child pornography that were found in an iCloud account that belongs to Reitz following his arrest.
Reitz’ participation in the email exchange was discovered as the result of a separate investigation by the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office
Reitz faces a sentence of three to five years and a fine of up to $15,000 on the third degree charges.
