Deptford Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Child Porn

In a statement released from the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s office today, Stephen H. Dempsey, of Deptford, 40, entered a guilty plea to a second-degree charge of endangering the welfare of a child by distribution of child pornography.

In a negotiated plea, Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor, Alec Gutierrez, will recommend that Dempsey be sentenced to five years in New Jersey state prison.

Superior Court Judge Kevin T. Smith scheduled sentencing for January 20, 2017.

The Deptford Township Police Department and the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office began an investigation after receiving information from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that images of children engaged in sex acts had been uploaded to an e-mail address at Dempsey’s residence. Dempsey was charged on December 22, 2015.