Repeat Sex Offender, Basking Ridge Man Sentenced For Having Child Porn

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — A Basking Ridge man and repeat offender was sentenced on Wednesday to 120 months in prison for possessing multiple images and videos of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

John Schulenburg, 68, pleaded guilty in January 2023 to charges of possession of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti imposed the sentence on Wednesday in Newark federal court.

In 2013, Schulenburg was also previously convicted of endangering the welfare of a child/possession of child pornography in Somerset County. For a repeat offender, the charge of possession of child pornography carries a mandatory minimum term of 10 years in prison.

In July 2019, an undercover law enforcement officer conducted an online session using a publicly available peer-to-peer program, which allows internet users to trade digital files.

During this session, a user shared multiple files featuring images of child sexual abuse from an internet address traced to Schulenburg’s residence, according to documents filed in this case and statements made in court.

On Nov. 6, 2019, took a computer from Schulenburg’s home that contained hundreds of images and videos of child sexual abuse, including images of prepubescent children, according to authorities.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Martinotti sentenced Schulenburg to five years of supervised release and ordered to pay $58,000 in restitution.

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