TRENTON, NJ – Keyon Luff, a 21-year-old Montclair State University student, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts related to the possession and creation of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Material (CSAEM). The arrest came as a result of an investigation led by the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) Cybercrime Bureau/Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Taskforce.
Luff, a junior at the university, was taken into custody after detectives with the DCJ Cybercrime Bureau, assisted by the Montclair State University Police Department, executed a search warrant on Luff’s dorm room on Wednesday.
Numerous digital devices were seized from Luff’s room, and investigators discovered that Luff had created fictitious social media accounts to contact underage children and engage in sexually explicit conversations. In some cases, Luff directed children to perform sexual acts, record them, and send the footage to him via social media platforms.
Luff is being held at the Essex County Jail pending a detention hearing. He is charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child for manufacturing CSAEM, second-degree sexual assault, third-degree endangering the welfare of a child for possession of CSAEM, and third-degree impersonation.
Montclair State University has not yet released a statement regarding the arrest.