Repeat Offender Indicted for Possessing Child Porn, Again

Prosecutors say more than 800 images and 30 videos were found during a parole compliance visit.

A Hunterdon County man has been indicted and arraigned in federal court on a charge of possessing videos and images of child sexual abuse material, federal prosecutors announced.

David Tuytjens, 70, of Tewksbury Township, was charged in a one-count federal indictment with possession of child pornography. He appeared this week before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court, where he entered a plea of not guilty. Tuytjens was previously charged with the same offense by criminal complaint in April 2025.

According to court documents and statements made in court, officers with the New Jersey State Parole Board conducted a visit to Tuytjens’ residence in December 2024. Authorities said the visit was conducted because Tuytjens is under Community Supervision for Life and is prohibited from possessing internet-capable devices due to a prior state conviction for aggravated sexual assault.

During the visit, officers discovered multiple electronic devices, including a 64-gigabyte MicroSD card located inside a laptop. A forensic examination of the storage card allegedly revealed at least 800 images and approximately 30 video files containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Prosecutors said the material included depictions of prepubescent children engaged in sexually explicit conduct, images involving sadistic or masochistic abuse, and the sexual exploitation of infants or toddlers.

Federal authorities noted that Tuytjens has prior convictions, including a previous federal conviction for possession of child pornography. As a result, the current charge carries enhanced penalties, including a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a statutory maximum of 20 years, as well as a potential fine of up to $250,000.

The investigation was conducted by the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force in Newark, the New Jersey State Parole Board, and the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan S. Garelick of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Criminal Division in Trenton.

The prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide Department of Justice initiative launched in 2006 to combat the sexual exploitation and abuse of children through coordinated federal, state, and local law enforcement efforts.

The charge contained in the indictment is an accusation, and Tuytjens is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.