A Princeton alum and LGBT activist has been arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography. On March 22, police in Mercer County New Jersey arrested Roy “Trey” Farmer. Mr. Farmer was taken into custody without incident following the execution of a search warrant at his home carried out by the Mercer County Tactical Response Team and Homeland Security Investigations Trenton. He has been charged with one count of third-degree possession of child sexual abuse material, a felony with a punishment of up to five years in jail and a $15,000 fine.
A statement emailed to The Epoch Times from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s office disclosed that detectives from the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit received an alert from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in January 2024 indicating a person in Mercer County had uploaded an item depicting the sexual abuse of a child. Subsequently, an investigation led to Mr. Farmer’s identification as a suspect. During the operation, authorities seized several items of potential evidentiary value marking a significant development in the ongoing investigation.
