Two men associated with the area were charged with child pornography in two separate incidents.
A New Jersey seventh-grade teacher and employee of a Poconos summer camp was charged Tuesday with possessing child pornography.
Brian Stern, 34, of Montclair, N.J., who also works at Camp Canadensis, allegedly downloaded and shared videos and images of child porn 
According to the complaint, some of the videos and images found on Stern's computer showed young children being restrained and sexually abused.
If convicted, Stern faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. He is charged with one count of possessing child porn.
Stern, who teaches at the Montclair Kimberley Academy, is also a swimming coach, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
In a seperate case, Michael Bonsignore, 44, of Dingmans Ferry, was charged by a federal grand jury for the production and distribution of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Between March 2007 and April 2011, police said Bonsignore was involved in the production of child porn
Bonsignore was arrested on a warrant April 21 at the Philadelphia Airport as he was returning to the state. A trial date has not yet been scheduled. If convicted, Bonsignore faces 15 years to life in prison.
The case was a part of the national Project Safe Childhood, and involved investigations by Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, State Police Computer Crimes Unit and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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