Barnegat Man Shared 1000+ Child Sexual Abuse Images, Prosecutor Says

BARNEGAT, NJ — A man is accused of accessing and sharing more than 1,000 images of child sexual abuse from his Barnegat home, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said.

Fabian Lugo-Sanchez, 28, was charged with distribution of child sexual abuse material and possession of child sexual abuse material, Prosecutor Bradley D. 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.

On Feb. 5, Lugo-Sanchez turned himself in with his attorney, Billhimer said. He was taken to Ocean County Jail where he sits pending a detention hearing.