Somerville Man, Union Co. Teacher Sentenced For Having Child Porn

SOMERVILLE, NJ — A Somerville man and Union County teacher was sentenced to 78 months in prison for having child pornography, said U.S. Attorney Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello on Thursday.

Jack Wilder, 27, previously pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

Wilder was sentenced on Tuesday.

In July 2024, Wilder, a teacher at a school in Plainfield, returned from an international trip on a flight that landed in New York.

Authorities seized Wilder’s cell phone at the airport and searched it, uncovering images and videos of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct, according to documents filed in this case and statements made in court.

About one week after authorities took his cell phone, Wilder got a new cell phone. From on or about July 29, 2024, through on or about May 1, 2025, Wilder knowingly received images and videos of child pornography on the second cell phone, said authorities.

In May 2025, when police arrested Wilder, they found more child porn that Wilder received on the second cell phone.

He was arrested and charged in May 2025 with pornography charges, along with two counts of enticement of a minor.

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