Barnegat Man Sentenced For Sharing 1,000+ Child Sex Abuse Images

BARNEGAT, NJ — A Barnegat man will spend a decade in New Jersey State Prison for sharing more than 1,000 child sexual abuse images, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said.

Fabian Lugo-Sanchez, 29, faces a 10-year period of parole eligibility for his previous guilty plea to distribution of child sexual abuse material, Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.

Additionally, Lugo-Sanchez will be subject to the requirements of Megan's Law as well as parole supervision for life, Billhimer said.

The investigation was launched after the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an individual was sending/receiving images of child pornography from the internet, Billhimer said.

The IP address that the images were being received and sent from was found to be associated with a Barnegat home, Billhimer said. Investigation found that Lugo-Sanchez was sending and receiving the images through the Kik messenger app. A search of his Kik accounts discovered more than 1,000 items of child sexual abuse material, Billhimer said.