A 21-year-old Berkeley Township woman pleaded guilty Monday to distributing child sexual abuse material, admitting her role in a case that investigators say also involved a Toms River man who had pleaded guilty and was awaiting sentencing. Julianna Goldstein entered her plea before a judge in Ocean County, and prosecutors say they will seek a three-year term in New Jersey State Prison when she is sentenced in early February.
Goldstein entered her guilty plea on Monday, November 2, according to TomsRiver.org, which reported that Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer confirmed the plea. Sentencing is scheduled for February 5, 2027, when prosecutors are expected to recommend the three-year prison term along with Parole Supervision for Life and mandatory registration as a Megan's Law offender, the outlet reported. Those terms have not yet been imposed by a judge.
The case traces back to a cyber-tip the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to Jersey Shore Online. NCMEC had received a tip about someone sharing child sexual abuse images across multiple online platforms, and detectives with the Ocean County Prosecutor's High Tech Crime Squad traced the activity to a cellphone number connected to a Toms River home, the outlet reported. That trail led investigators to identify Logan Oliveira, 25, of Toms River, as the person involved.
Search Warrants and an Arrest in Berkeley Township
Investigators found communications between Oliveira and Goldstein, and prosecutors said the messages showed Goldstein had sent nude photographs of juveniles to Oliveira, per the same outlet's reporting. Authorities also said Oliveira directed Goldstein to touch a child inappropriately and photograph the contact — an allegation that was separately described by NJ.com as Oliveira having allegedly instructed Goldstein to touch a juvenile in an inappropriate manner and send him photos.
On April 29, 2025, detectives executed court-authorized search warrants at Goldstein's Berkeley Township residence. An initial examination of her electronic devices uncovered multiple files containing child sexual abuse material, according to prosecutors. She was arrested at her home without incident, taken to Ocean County Jail, and later released under New Jersey's bail reform laws pending court proceedings, Jersey Shore Online reported. NJ.com reported in 2025 that Goldstein, then 20, was charged with manufacturing, possessing and distributing child pornography.
Co-Defendant Already Pleaded Guilty, Awaits Sentencing
Oliveira pleaded guilty to distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material on December 16, 2025. He admitted to the charges that Tuesday, NJ.com reported at the time. He remains in Ocean County Jail awaiting sentencing, now scheduled for December 4, 2026, and prosecutors have said they will seek concurrent five-year prison terms on the distribution and possession counts. Oliveira will also face lifetime parole supervision and Megan's Law registration, matching the conditions prosecutors are seeking for Goldstein.
Assistant Prosecutor Lynn Juan is handling the prosecution, according to Jersey Shore Online. The investigation was described as a coordinated effort involving the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, New Jersey State Police, Homeland Security Investigations, Toms River and Berkeley Township police departments, the Ocean County Regional SWAT Team, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
A Nationwide Surge in Reports
The case lands amid a dramatic rise in reports of online child exploitation nationally. NCMEC's CyberTipline received 1.4 million reports concerning online enticement in 2025, including more than 80,000 reports concerning sextortion, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Reports tied to child sex trafficking increased by 323 percent compared with 2024, the organization reported, and reports from electronic service providers contained 61.8 million images, videos, and other files tied to exploitation incidents last year. More than 400,000 of those reports involved a generative AI nexus, the center said.
