Ocean County Senior Arrested in Child Porn Raid

The home of an Ocean County senior is raided in a child pornography investigation where county and federal officials allegedly discovered numerous images. 67-year-old Frank Lochwood Jr. of Manchester was arrested at his Whiting home off Molly Pitcher Boulevard Wednesday.

In a press release, Prosecutor Joseph Coronato and Manchester Police Chief Brian Klimakowski announced, that on Wednesday, June 18th, "members of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office High Tech Crime Unit (HTCU), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Manchester Township Police Department executed a search warrant at the Molly Pitcher Blvd residence of Lochwood for evidence pertaining to the Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography. The search warrant is the culmination of a proactive online investigation headed by HTCU spanning several months."

The press release goes on to say, "As a result of evidence seized in the search, Lochwood was taken into custody and charged with one count of 3rd Degree Possession of Child Pornography by HTCU detectives. A forensic preview of Lochwood's computer revealed he possessed numerous images depicting the sexual exploitation of children."

Lochwood is in the Ocean County Jail in default of $50,000 bail, no 10% option.