DOVER — Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Chief of Detectives Robert McNally confirmed the sentencing of Anthony Kelly, 37, of Ledgewood. Kelly was employed as a Dover Police officer at the time of the offense. He has subsequently been terminated.
On June 16, 2025, Kelly pled guilty to one count of second-degree Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) before Judge Ralph Amirata, J.S.C. On October 17, Judge Amirata sentenced Kelly to four years in New Jersey State Prison. Upon his release, Kelly will be required to register pursuant to Megan’s Law and comply with Parole Supervision for Life.
The investigation in this case was triggered by a referral of six CyberTips generated by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and sent to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) taskforce. The CyberTips detailed distribution of over 100 items of CSAM from a Kik account, an instant messaging application, between July 2024 and October 2024. The investigation revealed the subscriber information on that account belonged to Kelly. He was subsequently charged on November 26, 2024.
Prosecutor Carroll would like to acknowledge the members of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, whose hard work led to the successful prosecution of this case.
