Todd Merinuk, 27, of West Deptford, was arrested as part of an undercover child exploitation investigation. MERCER COUNTY, N.J. - A New Jersey man is facing charges after he was arrested in an online child exploitation investigation.
According to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office, 27-year-old Todd Merinuk of West Deptford, New Jersey, was arrested as part of the investigation.
Authorities say an undercover detective working with the prosecutor's Internet Crimes Against Children Unit began chatting with Merinuk weeks ago.
The detective was posing online as a 14-year-old girl, according to the prosecutor's office. Officials say Merinuk shared sexually explicit messages with the undercover officer, thinking it was a teenage girl, including a photo of male genitals.