MOUNT HOLLY — A U.S. Air Force tech sergeant stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst was arrested Thursday and charged with possessing child pornography and making it available online for others to download, Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi and Pemberton Township Police Chief David Jantas announced.

Matthew A. Cavada, 29, of Pemberton, was charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of children and placed in Burlington County Jail in lieu of $125,000 bail, Bernardi and Jantas said in a news release.

Cavada allegedly used a file sharing service to make child pornography available for others to download, according to the release. Many of the videos allegedly involved pre-pubescent girls engaging in sexual acts with adult men, the release said.

Police arrested Cavada Thursday at his Ursinus Court home in Pemberton Township after executing a search warrant authorized by Judge Susan Claypoole, according to the release.

Cavada was scheduled to appear before Claypoole today in Superior Court, then have his case referred to a grand jury, the release said.

Special agents from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 307 from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, detectives from the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office High Tech Crimes Unit, Pemberton Township Police and Westampton Township Police conducted the investigation, according to the release.

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