TOMS RIVER – A township man pleaded guilty to having child pornography on his computer, and is facing five years in New Jersey State Prison.
Henry Ziolkowski, 56, of Toms River, admitted to the crime on December 1. He had been arrested on July 7 after detectives from Toms River Police and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit came to his house and seized his computer. They had been tipped off by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children through the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that his residence had been a location where several uploads of child pornography happened. He had been in jail ever since.
His sentencing is scheduled for February 5, and he will be required to register as a Megan’s Law Offender.
Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer acknowledged the efforts of Assistant Prosecutor Shanon Chant-Berry who handled the case on behalf of the State, as well as the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Toms River Township Police Department, New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, for their collective and combined assistance in this investigation leading to Ziolkowski’s apprehension, and ultimately his guilty plea.
