'Sextortion' Of Child Leads To Arrest Of East Rutherford Man

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — A 22-year-old East Rutherford man accused of providing obscene matter to and sexually exploiting a child was arrested on Wednesday in Paramus, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said on Thursday.

Damien Imbriano, a facility coordinator, was charged after a search of his house revealed that he had used the internet to engage in conduct that would "debauch" the morals of a child, sent obscene material to a child, and threatened to share sexually explicit photos of a child if more photos were not received.

In addition, Imbriano was charged with obstructing the investigation by deleting photos of a nude 14-year-old girl from his phone after law enforcement contacted him.

Imbriano was arrested on third-degree debauching the morals of a child, third-degree providing obscene material to a child, second-degree theft by extortion, and third-degree obstruction. He was remanded to Bergen County Jail pending a first court appearance.

Musella said the prosecutor's office is still investigating, and asked that any parent or guardian who believes their child has received inappropriate communications from social media account Damien_5.7 contact the office at 201-226-5532.