Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller is reporting the arrest of a Harrison man on child porn charges.
Chief Miller, in a statement earlier today, revealed that in October 2023, the Secaucus Police Department received a tip that a file depicting child sexual abuse material was viewed and uploaded to an account that was logged into via an IP address that hit off of a cellular tower within Secaucus.
An investigation led by Secaucus Detective Kristen Bronowich revealed that 39-year old Harrison resident Jason D. Lewis was the possessor of this file. The file depicted child sexual abuse material. It further revealed that Lewis is a Police Dispatcher and Special I Police Officer for the Harrison Police Department.
Chief Miller states, “On December 7, 2023, members of the Secaucus Police Detective Division, assisted by the New Jersey State Police I.C.A.C. Unit and Harrison Police Department Internal Affairs Unit executed a Court Authorized search of Jason Lewis’ Cleveland Avenue residence in Harrison, NJ. During the search, over 1,000 images depicting child sexual abuse material were located.”
Lewis was arrested and charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Lewis is being held in the Hudson County Jail in Kearny.
“Crime knows no borders. Therefore, whether you commit a crime in Secaucus by crossing our border physically or by electronic means, the Secaucus Police Department will work tirelessly to bring you to justice and hold you accountable for your crimes,” Chief Dennis Miller said. “My detectives have my unwavering support and I remain proud of their investigative work.”
“Mr. Lewis has been employed as a Harrison Emergency Dispatcher since March, 2019”, Harrison Police Chief David Strumolo said. “He recently began training for the position of Special Class I Officer, but to date has not served our community in this capacity. We are grateful for the investigation and the efforts of the Secaucus Police Department and would like to assure the public that our Police Department and the Town of Harrison will respond to this investigation fully with the goal of keeping our community safe. We always hold our officers and staff to the highest standards of professional integrity and the commission of a crime is not tolerated. At this time Mr. Lewis has been suspended immediately, pending the outcome of this investigation. We encourage any residents with concerns regarding any of our personnel to report those concerns to the Harrison Police Departments Internal Affairs Unit. The members of the Harrison Police Department are committed to protecting and serving our community. We have a dedicated and professional team of men and women who do an outstanding job in fulfilling their duties as public servants and I am proud to be their Chief.”
The charges are merely accusations and Lewis is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.