POINT PLEASANT – A borough woman was arrested on charges of possession of child pornography and narcotics.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced on July 24 that Lisa Cuervo, 24, of Point Pleasant, has been charged with possession of child pornography
This investigation was the result of a referral from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children through the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Cuervo was identified as a suspect in Point Pleasant as possessing child pornography.
Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit and Point Pleasant Borough Police Department executed a search warrant on July 24 to the woman’s borough residence. They seized a smart phone belonging to her which contained child pornography.
Also seized by Detectives during the course of executing the search warrant was 17 marijuana plants and assorted drug paraphernalia. Cuervo was additionally charged with manufacturing more than 10 but less than 50 marijuana plants.
Cuervo was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child based upon the fact that her minor child living in the residence had access to the illegal plants and drug paraphernalia.
She was processed at the Point Pleasant Borough Police Department and transported to the Ocean County Jail where she is currently lodged pending a detention hearing.
Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledged the assistance of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Point Pleasant Borough Police Department, New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, for their collaborative assistance in this investigation leading to Cuervo’s arrest.
