19-Year-Old Mercer Man Charged With Distributing Child Sex Abuse Material: Prosecutor

MERCER COUNTY, NJ — A 19-year-old Trenton resident was arrested and charged for distributing child sexual abuse material, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said.

Mouhamadou Ndiour, 19, is charged with one count of first-degree distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), one count of first-degree possession with the intent to distribute CSAM and one count of second-degree possession of CSAM.

According to the complaint Ndiour knowingly possessed and distributed more than 1,000 items depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of a child. The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain Ndiour pending trial.

Detectives from the Prosecutor’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit recently received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an individual in Mercer County was distributing items that portrayed the sexual exploitation or abuse of a child. An investigation was initiated and Ndiour was identified as a subject, Onofri said.

On Jan. 18, members of the Mercer County Tactical Response Team, Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations Trenton, executed a search warrant at Ndiour’s Trenton home, where detectives seized multiple items of evidentiary value, Onofri said.

Ndiour was taken into custody without incident.

First-degree crimes carry a sentence of 10 to 20 years in state prison and a fine of up to $200,000. Second-degree crimes carry a sentence of five to 10 years in state prison and a fine of up to $150,000.

Prosecutor Onofri urged anyone with information about suspected improper contact by unknown persons communicating with children via the Internet or possible exploitation or sexual abuse of children to please contact his Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit at (609) 989-6568 or the New Jersey Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force tip line at (888) 648-6007.

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