HAZLET – A man who is already listed as a sexual predator has been charged with sharing child pornography online, and police want to make sure there aren’t any other victims.
Charles Hoagland, 56, of Hazlet was charged with one count of third degree endangering the welfare of a child for the possession of child sexual abuse materials, and one count of second degree endangering the welfare of a child for the possession of child sexual abuse materials.
Charges are merely accusations until proven in a court of law.
An investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force revealed that Hoagland used a messaging application to send an item depicting the sexual abuse of a child to another person. Hoagland also possessed additional images of child pornography.
Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said that investigators are seeking more information about his activities. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Anthony Lacher of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at 1-800-533-7443. Anonymous tips can be sent via 1-800-671-4400 or monmouthcountycrimestoppers.com.
According to the New Jersey State Police website, Hoagland had been convicted in 1998 in California of two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of receipt of visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Hoagland was convicted for videotaping the sexual assault of two girls between the ages of 5 and 10 and placing the video online as part of a national child pornography exchange. Upon his arrest in 1998, he had thousands of images of child sexual assault on his computer.
