Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a former aide to the Republican presidential candidate, was arrested last month on suspicion of receiving pictures of a 6-year-old girl being sexually abused.
Kevin Tomavsky was arrested on Aug. 15 after being indicted by a grand jury on multiple child molestation charges in July, according to court documents outlined in Friday evening’s press release. new jersey grove.
The investigation into Tomavsky, 41, began in October 2022 when Snapchat reported a string of child sexual abuse content uploaded to the platform to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), the paper noted. . After becoming aware of the contents, NCMEC contacted the Gloucester County Attorney’s Office.
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Kevin Tomahusky (left), a former aide to Republican presidential candidate and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, was arrested last month on suspicion of receiving pictures of a 6-year-old girl being sexually abused. (Getty Images, Salem County Correctional Facility)
The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said it had reviewed the content and said that Tomavsky received pictures of a 6-year-old girl being sexually abused by an adult through an app.
In December 2022, authorities executed a search warrant for the home of Mr. Tomavsky, who lived with his mother, and found fewer than 1,000 child sexual abuse materials on devices owned by Mr. Tomavsky.
Tomavsky is reportedly charged with having sex with a child, conspiring to endanger the welfare of a child, permitting child pornography, and possessing child pornography.
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Another person was also charged with six criminal charges in the case, including knowingly penetrating a 6-year-old child and photographing the child engaging in sexual activity. The second is Tomavsky’s father, The Globe reported, citing three sources.
According to the paper, Tomahusky was hired by Christie in 2010 to work in the governor’s office and was previously campaign manager for Republican Rep. Frank Robiondo, who represented New Jersey’s Second House of Representatives from 1995 to 2019. was serving.
Mr. Tomavsky held various positions on Mr. Christie’s team until 2012. He reportedly worked in the governor’s scheduling office and managed agents representing Mr. Christie at events.
After serving on the governor’s team, Mr. Tomavsky was recruited as a government and community relations representative for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with the help of Christie’s office, the newspaper said.
Mr. Tomavsky reportedly held an unspecified state government job before stepping down on Friday.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie attends the first presidential debate of the Republican primary season hosted by FOX News at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Aug. 23, 2023. (Wynn McNamee/Getty Images)
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Tomahusky is being held at the Salem County Correctional Facility in Mannington Township, New Jersey.
Christie’s campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
