Ocean County Man Sentenced to Prison on Child Exploitation Conviction

TOMS RIVER, N.J. — A Toms River man has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison after admitting to distributing child sexual abuse material, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and Ocean County Jail records.

Justin James Thomas, 40, pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan to Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material. Ocean County Jail records now show Thomas was committed to custody on Thursday with a projected...