WILDWOOD — A city man allegedly wanted on child pornography charges in Wildwood Crest was arrested Thursday after police said they found him hiding under the Boardwalk.
Keith Aubrey, 42, was taken into custody and later turned over to the Wildwood Crest Police Department, where he was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Police received information that the suspect, later identified as Aubrey, was seen riding a bicycle in the area of Oak Avenue and the Boardwalk at 2:31 p.m.
It was determined during the investigation that Aubrey had two active warrants in Wildwood Crest and a no bail warrant in Cape May County, police said.
Officers then found Aubrey hiding in a tent under the Boardwalk during the investigation and he was arrested, police said.
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The charges against Aubrey stemmed from a November 2022 investigation that led to 1,650 items of child sexual abuse material being recovered on an electronic storage device in his house, Wildwood Crest police said.
Aubrey is being held in the Cape May County jail.
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