Fredi Arbito

The Hightstown man facing a child pornography charge, whose disappearance triggered a five-month international search by law enforcement January, faces at least 15 years in prison, perhaps as much as 30, for admitting that he crafted the lurid images.

It sounds innocent enough, a teenage girl receives an instant message from a stranger who also says they're a teenage girl and over time they become BFF'S (Best Friends Forever). But what started out as innocent, quickly turned into a nightmare.

The Hightstown 31-year-old sought since January for child pornogaphy possession faces formal charges today in a Trenton federal courtroom, following his extradition from Panama.