Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Middlesex County Sheriffs Office terminated and suspended Officer Joshua Padilla in 2022. Padilla was arrested and convicted for producing, distributing, and possessing child pornography. The record states he had sex with a minor in Pennsylvania, recorded it, and published it on a website. The sustained charge was inability to perform duties.
Officer Joshua Padilla was arrested and convicted for producing, distributing, and possessing child pornography. Officer Padilla had sex with a minor in Pennsylvania. He recorded it and published it on a website.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Similar records
AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
David Demaio · Middlesex County Sheriff's Department · 2022
Suspended 45 days
Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty
same agency · same year
Lakia Torres · Middlesex County Sheriff's Department · 2022
Suspended 6 days
Sustained charge(s): Excessive absenteeism.
same agency · same year
Carol Diarmento · Middlesex County Sheriff's Department · 2022
Terminated
Sustained charge(s): Inabilities to perform duties
same agency · same year
Keith Regis · Middlesex County Sheriff's Department · 2022
Terminated
Sustained charge(s): Inabilities to perform duties
same agency · same year
Mercy Neal · Middlesex County Sheriff's Department · 2022
Terminated
Sustained charge(s): Inabilities to perform duties
same agency · same year
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Joshua Padilla's major discipline record?
The Middlesex County Sheriffs Office terminated and suspended Officer Joshua Padilla in 2022. Padilla was arrested and convicted for producing, distributing, and possessing child pornography. The record states he had sex with a minor in Pennsylvania, recorded it, and published it on a website. The sustained charge was inability to perform duties.
What is Joshua Padilla's major discipline record at Middlesex County Sheriff's Department?
Joshua Padilla has one major discipline record at Middlesex County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Joshua Padilla's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Joshua Padilla's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2022.
How does Middlesex County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Middlesex County Sheriff's Department in the highest fifth of peers of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Joshua Padilla individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2244. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩