Thomas Koch Report - Luring a Child, Child Pornography, Poss of Cocaine etc.
Sean Nelson Boero made this OPRA request to Ocean County Prosecutor's Office
Dear Ocean County Prosecutor's Office,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
A copy of complaint W20260000131510, W20260000141510, OCPO Case Number 26000548, Police case number 250900537, Booking number 15-237807 including the Statement of Probable Cause for the arrest of Thomas C Koch, SBI 896131H for Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography, Attempting to Lure or Entice a Child, Possession of Methamphetamine, etc. in Island Heights Boro.
"The investigation began in September 2025 when detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Squad were notified by the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigations that a 12-year-old had been engaged in sexually explicit video chats and text messages with an adult later identified as Koch. Around the same time, the City of Sparks, Nevada, Police Department reported that a 13-year-old in its jurisdiction had also been communicating in a sexually inappropriate manner with an adult, who was likewise identified as Koch."
Kindly include any communications via email/phone between the OCPO, the Island Heights Police Department, the North Dakota Bureau of Investigations and the City of Sparks, Nevada and the associated CAD/Spillman Reports regarding your department's response on or about February 12, 2026.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Sean Nelson Boero
Good afternoon,
This office is in receipt of your request for records regarding the below
named individual. Due to the current workload, this office is respectfully
requesting an extension of time until tomorrow, Friday, March 20, 2026,
within which to process and respond to your request. Thank you very much
for your courtesies and cooperation.
Best regards,
From: Sean Nelson Boero
<[OPRA #88305 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 3:12 PM
To: OCPO_OPRA <[Ocean County Prosecutor's Office request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Thomas Koch Report - Luring a Child,
Child Pornography, Poss of Cocaine etc.
This message has originated from an External Source. Please use proper
judgment and caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or
responding to this email.
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Dear Ocean County Prosecutor's Office,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA
and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an
official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request
per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including
all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place
of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New
Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
A copy of complaint W20260000131510, W20260000141510, OCPO Case Number
26000548, Police case number 250900537, Booking number 15-237807 including
the Statement of Probable Cause for the arrest of Thomas C Koch, SBI
896131H for Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography, Attempting
to Lure or Entice a Child, Possession of Methamphetamine, etc. in Island
Heights Boro.
"The investigation began in September 2025 when detectives from the Ocean
County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Squad were notified by the
North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigations that a 12-year-old had been
engaged in sexually explicit video chats and text messages with an adult
later identified as Koch. Around the same time, the City of Sparks,
Nevada, Police Department reported that a 13-year-old in its jurisdiction
had also been communicating in a sexually inappropriate manner with an
adult, who was likewise identified as Koch."
Kindly include any communications via email/phone between the OCPO, the
Island Heights Police Department, the North Dakota Bureau of
Investigations and the City of Sparks, Nevada and the associated
CAD/Spillman Reports regarding your department's response on or about
February 12, 2026.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail
as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are
not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and
provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Sean Nelson Boero
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From: Sean Nelson Boero
<[OPRA #88305 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 3:12 PM
To: OCPO_OPRA <[Ocean County Prosecutor's Office request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Thomas Koch Report - Luring a Child,
Child Pornography, Poss of Cocaine etc.
This message has originated from an External Source. Please use proper
judgment and caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or
responding to this email.
══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
Dear Ocean County Prosecutor's Office,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA
and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an
official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request
per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including
all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place
of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New
Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
A copy of complaint W20260000131510, W20260000141510, OCPO Case Number
26000548, Police case number 250900537, Booking number 15-237807 including
the Statement of Probable Cause for the arrest of Thomas C Koch, SBI
896131H for Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography, Attempting
to Lure or Entice a Child, Possession of Methamphetamine, etc. in Island
Heights Boro.
"The investigation began in September 2025 when detectives from the Ocean
County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Squad were notified by the
North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigations that a 12-year-old had been
engaged in sexually explicit video chats and text messages with an adult
later identified as Koch. Around the same time, the City of Sparks,
Nevada, Police Department reported that a 13-year-old in its jurisdiction
had also been communicating in a sexually inappropriate manner with an
adult, who was likewise identified as Koch."
Kindly include any communications via email/phone between the OCPO, the
Island Heights Police Department, the North Dakota Bureau of
Investigations and the City of Sparks, Nevada and the associated
CAD/Spillman Reports regarding your department's response on or about
February 12, 2026.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail
as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are
not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and
provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Sean Nelson Boero
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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[1][OPRA #88305 email]
Is [2][Ocean County Prosecutor's Office request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to
Ocean County Prosecutor's Office? If so, please contact us using this
form:
[3]https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[4]https://opramachine.com/help/officers
View this OPRA request & responses online:
[5]https://opramachine.com/request/thomas_k...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New
Jersey public records.
For more information, contact us at: (732) 707-1628 or PO Box 3180, New
Brunswick, NJ 08903."
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2. mailto:[Ocean County Prosecutor's Office request email]
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