Belleville Man Sentenced For Child Porn Distribution: Prosecutor

BELLEVILLE, NJ — A Belleville resident was sentenced to 135 months in prison Wednesday after previously pleading guilty to a child pornography distribution charge, authorities said.

Mauricio Calderon, 51, of Belleville, distributed multiple images and videos of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Calderon previously pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography; his sentence was imposed Wednesday.

Prosecutors released the following statement about the case:

“From March 2020 to April 10, 2020, Calderon used an encrypted, internet-based application to distribute multiple graphic videos depicting the sexual assault of minors. During the course of the investigation, Calderon publicly posted multiple videos depicting the sexual abuse of children, some of which featured infants and toddlers, in a chatroom, and also sent links that redirected to web pages containing child pornography. Law enforcement also discovered numerous videos and images of child sexual abuse on Calderon’s electronic devices when he was arrested at his home in September 2020.”

In addition to the prison sentence, Calderon was sentenced to 10 years of supervised release.

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