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Assemblyman Neil Cohen, a 17-year NJ State Assembly veteran, resigned yesterday as investigators continue to investigate charges that child porn was found on his office computer. Apparently, a staffer at his offices, which he shares with State Senator Raymond Lesniak and Assemblyman Joseph Cryan, found a printout of a nude girl. The staffer alerted Lesniak and Cryan, who then contacted authorities, and another staffer mentioned they had "seen an inappropriate image on Cohen's computer screen." Now NJ lawmakers are asking for filters on legislative computers. NJ Governor Corzine said, "All of us who have worked with (Cohen) are shocked by the reports," but also added, "Creating, distributing and using child pornography should be pursued vigorously by law enforcement."

The Star-Ledger reports NJ Deputy Assembly Speaker Neil Cohen is under investigation for suspected possession of child pornography, "according to two of his Democratic colleagues who said they brought the matter to the attention of law enforcement." Cohen shares offices with State Senator Raymond Lesniak and Assemblyman Joseph Cryan; a staffer apparently found an image on Cohen's computer and told Lesniak and Cryan. They issued a statement saying, "We know him as a compassionate caring individual, but if the allegations prove true, clearly there was a side to him neither of us knew." Cohen, who has served 17 years in the NJ State Assembly, was taken into a hospital for psychiatric observation after computers were seized from his office.