Garfield Man Arrested & Charged With Major Child Pornography Offense

Monday, November 24, 2025, 7:30 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

GARFIELD, NJ.- Last Thursday, following a swift-moving online child pornography investigation, a 37-year-old Garfield, New Jersey, man was taken into custody and jailed after being formally charged with allegedly possessing media files containing digital images and video files depicting the sexual exploitation and abuse of children.

     According to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, on Thursday, November 20, 2025, members of the Garfield Police Department contacted Detectives of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit after the Department received information that a Garfield resident may be in possession of child pornography, and an investigation was launched.

Detectives Uncover Maurer Possessed Over 1,000 Media Files Of Child Porn

     During the investigation, Detectives of the Bergen County Cyber Crimes Unit executed a court-authorized search warrant at the home of Andrew G. Maurer, 37, of Garfield, New Jersey. During the search, Detectives uncovered that Maurer had utilized the internet to view, download, and possess over 1,000 digital media files depicting nude and or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children.

     Accordingly, on Thursday, November 20, 2025, Maurer was taken into custody in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, and formally charged with one count of second-degree Possession of Child Pornography. He was processed on the charge and remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending future court proceedings in Bergen County Superior Court. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office has filed a motion with the court to detain Maurer pending trial.

“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”