EAGLESWOOD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (PIX11)—
A Brooklyn college professor was arrested and charged Thursday after firefighters uncovered child pornography inside his burning New Jersey home.According to New Jersey state police, 76-year-old Gamal El-Zoghby was charged with child endangerment following a fire at his Eagleswood Township home.
Officials say responding firefighters were called to the scene of the home when a blaze broke out this week. When firefighters began pulling down sheet rock from the walls, a magazine displaying images of young girls was discovered.
El-Zoghby, a professor at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, was questioned and placed into police custody. He was later released and scheduled for a later court date.
The cause of the fire remains unknown.
