Wisconsin Man Arrested After Allegedly Instructing Wyckoff Girl to Masturbate on Camera

A Wisconsin man has been arrested for allegedly compelling a nine-year-old Wyckoff girl to masturbate on camera for him and distribute illicit photos online, Bergen County authorities said Friday.

University of Wisconsin student Frederick J. Meyer Jr., 21, of Cascade, Wisconsin, faces charges of aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a minor, and endangering the welfare of a minor by manufacturing child pornography, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli announced in a news release.

According to the prosecutor, Meyer exchanged messages with a nine-year-old girl he'd met on an online gaming site and allegedly instructed the victim to masturbate at his direction, take pictures of herself and distribute them through texts as well as online.

The arrest came after a three-week investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office's Computer Crimes Unit and the Wyckoff Police Department, the prosecutor said.

Meyer was arrested without incident at his home in Cascade, WI on Thursday.

Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox commended Wyckoff Det. Sgt. Joseph Soto for making the journey out west with a member of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office to "complete this investigation and make an arrest solving this very serious crime."

Wisconsin law enforcement authorities also assisted in the arrest, Molinelli said.

Meyer is being held on $150,000 bail pending extradition to New Jersey.

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