New Jersey man heads to prison for possession of child porn

An Atlantic City man will spend more than 11-years (135 months) in prison after he was sentenced for possession of child porn, according to U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger.

The sentencing in Camden federal court follows a previous guilty plea to possession of an undisclosed amount of child sexual abuse images.

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Cory Newman, 44, of Atlantic City was arrested in May of 2021 after the Department of Homeland Security, DHS Investigations Unit executed a search warrant at his home and found several electronic devices with the lewd pictures and videos of children being sexually abused on them, according to Sellinger.

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Following his 11 plus year sentence in prison, Newman will be under 15 years of supervised release.

(Vin Ebenau, Townsquare Media NJ)

Attorney Sellinger said that in this case, the government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Johns of the Criminal Division in Camden while the defense counsel for Newman is Lisa Lewis Esq., Assistant Federal Public Defender, Camden.

NJ arrests 31 accused child predators in Operation 24/7

A roundup of 31 men have been accused of sexually exploiting children online, state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced on July 14 while detailing "Operation 24/7."

The suspects “possessed and or distributed videos and images of child sexual abuse, including in many cases videos of young children being raped by adults,” Grewal said.

Chat apps and gaming platforms remain favorite hunting grounds for child predators and even as the pandemic winds down, many children have continued to spend more time online.

State Police received 39% more tips in just the first 6 months of 2021 than they received in the entire year in 2019. The following are suspects charged in "Operation 24/7."