{"id":2207621,"date":"2024-03-27T16:14:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T20:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/princeton-alumni-lgbt-activist-arrested-on-child-pornography-charges\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T16:19:53","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T20:19:53","slug":"princeton-alumni-lgbt-activist-arrested-on-child-pornography-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/princeton-alumni-lgbt-activist-arrested-on-child-pornography-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Princeton Alumnus, a LGBTQ Advocate, Faces Child Pornography Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprinceton-alumni-lgbt-activist-arrested-on-child-pornography-charges%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2207621&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Princeton University alumni and prominent \u200dLGBTQ activist, Roy \u201cTrey\u201d Farmer, 53, was\u2063 arrested for \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-image-claims-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-was-arrested-for-child-pornography-2\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Viral Image Claims Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson Was Arrested For Child Pornography\">possessing child pornography<\/a>. Charged \u2064with one felony count\u200c by the Mercer\u2064 County Prosecutor\u2019s Office, the arrest took place at his Princeton condo. Farmer, a 1993 Princeton graduate,\u200d was\u200c deeply involved in\u2064 alumni activities, organizing events, and leading alumni organizations before his arrest.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>A prominent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/lgbtq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBT<\/a> activist associated with Princeton University has been arrested and charged with possessing child pornography.<\/p>\n<p>Roy \u201cTrey\u201d Farmer, 53, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/mercer\/2024\/03\/well-known-music-activist-entrepreneur-charged-with-child-porn-possession.html&#038;subscribed=cfc8656fde1b4236b2a4da4a47dd38bd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charged<\/a> with one felony count of possession of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-minor-sues-twitter-over-sex-trafficking-on-social-media-site\/\" title=\"Second Minor Sues Twitter Over Sex Trafficking On Social Media Site\">child sexual abuse material<\/a>, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested Friday at his condo in Princeton just across from the Ivy League school\u2019s main entrance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Prominent LGBTQ activist Trey Farmer arrested on child p*rn charges.<\/p>\n<p>Trey is an alumni of Princeton and is President of the \u201cQueer Princeton Alumni\u201d organization. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t7GcyZ2e6Z\">pic.twitter.com\/t7GcyZ2e6Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1772984585325822084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Farmer is a 1993 Princeton <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.princeton.edu\/stories\/trey-farmer-philosophical-approach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">graduate<\/a> and was heavily involved with the school when he was arrested, organizing events and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obama-supports-coalition-to-register-one-million-new-voters-ahead-of-midterm-elections\/\" title=\"Michelle Obama Supports Coalition To Register One Million New Voters Ahead Of Midterm Elections\">leading organizations<\/a> for alumni.<\/p>\n<p>He served as president of both the Queer Princeton Alumni organization and the Princeton University Glee Club Foundation. He also served as vice president of Princeton\u2019s Bisexual, Transgender, Gay and Lesbian Alumni organization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlumni and students are constantly challenging me and inspiring me in new ways. The things I\u2019ve done in my life and career all stem from the things I was exposed to at Princeton,\u201d Farmer <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.princeton.edu\/stories\/trey-farmer-philosophical-approach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a 2022 profile published on the school\u2019s alumni website.<\/p>\n<p>The glowing \u201calumni spotlight\u201d profile called Farmer a \u201cpiano prodigy\u201d and touted that he was \u201cheavily recruited by other prestigious universities.\u201d He has earned master\u2019s degrees at both Yale and Harvard, the profile said.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>He also sits on the board of the New York Philharmonic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treyfarmer.net\/favorite-things\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to his personal website and the orchestra\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyphil.org\/about-us\/meet\/philharmonic-board\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>. He says he founded the New York Philharmonic Pride Alliance as well.<\/p>\n<p>Farmer also owned and ran companies in the U.S. and abroad and organized art festivals. One of those festivals, the StayInMay Festival in Naples, Florida, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stayinmay.com\/education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sponsors<\/a> programs for children. Farmer spends some of his time in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor\u2019s office <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.princeton.edu\/stories\/trey-farmer-philosophical-approach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> they received a tip in January that someone in Mercer County had uploaded an item portraying child sexual abuse material, and investigators linked the material to Farmer.<\/p>\n<p>Princeton referred questions about Farmer to the prosecutor\u2019s office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/mercer\/2024\/03\/well-known-music-activist-entrepreneur-charged-with-child-porn-possession.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to NJ.com.<\/p>\n<p>The tip came to the prosecutor\u2019s Internet Crimes Against Children unit, and the information originated with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.<\/p>\n<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-ag-to-crack-down-on-surge-in-retail-robberies\/\" title=\"Calif. AG to crack down on surge in retail robberies\">law enforcement agencies coordinated<\/a> to arrest him Friday, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hate-crime-hoax-outrageously-racist-graffiti-sparked-days-of-protests-a-black-student-wrote-them\/\" title=\"Hate Crime Hoax: Outrageously Racist Graffiti Sparked Days Of Protests. A Black Student Wrote Them.\">county prosecutor\u2019<\/a>s office, the Mercer County Tactical Response Team, and Homeland Security Investigations Trenton.<\/p>\n<p>They executed a search warrant to seize \u201cmultiple items of evidentiary value,\u201d the prosecutor\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p>Farmer was being held at the Mercer County Jail before a scheduled detention hearing Wednesday in Trenton at the Superior Court of Mercer County.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor\u2019s office said they planned to argue that he should be detained before trial.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A well-known LGBT activist linked to Princeton University, Roy \u201cTrey\u201d Farmer, 53, was arrested on Friday for possessing child pornography. The Mercer County Prosecutor&#8217;s Office charged him with one felony count of possession of child sexual abuse material. 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