Former Chris Christie aide arrested on child sex abuse, porn charges: report

A one-time aide to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was arrested this month for allegedly paying for a photo of a 6-year-old girl being sexually abused.

Kevin Tomafsky, 41, was nabbed Aug. 15 after a grand jury indicted him in July on multiple child sexual abuse charges, according to court reports obtained by the New Jersey Globe.

Tomafsky had been under investigation since October 2022, when Snapchat reported the uploading of alleged child sex abuse to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which was then sent to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s office.

Tomafsky allegedly received a photo on the app of a young girl engaging in oral sex with an adult after the Gloucester prosecutor’s office reviewed records supplied by Snapchat, the outlet reported.

When authorities executed a search warrant in December in the house Tomafsky shares with his mother, they allegedly found less than 1,000 items of child sexual abuse materials.

Tomafsky was reportedly charged with engaging in sexual conduct with a child, conspiracy to endanger the welfare of a child, permitting a child to engage in pornography and the possession of child pornography.

A second individual was charged with six criminal accounts, including knowingly committing the act of sexual penetration on the 6-year-old and photographing a child engaging in a sex act.

Citing three sources, the second suspect was identified by the Globe as the victim’s father.

Tomafsky is currently being held at the Salem County Correctional Facility in Mannington.

According to the outlet, the alleged child predator was employed by the Christie administration from 2010 through 2012. He worked in the scheduling office, managing surrogates that represented the governor at events.

He then was hired for 11 months as a government and community relations representative at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey — at the recommendation of Christie’s office.

Tomafsky’s latest string of jobs included legislative director for Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi (R-Vineland) and president of the Washington Township Republican Club, while also working on Republican political campaigns.

He was working at an undisclosed government job until Friday, when he resigned.

https://nypost.com/2023/09/02/former-chris-christie-aide-kevin-tomafsky-arrested-on-child-sex-abuse-porn-charges-report/