Mahwah Priest Pleads Guilty To Child Porn Possession: Report

MAHWAH, N.J. — The former priest of a Mahwah parish plead guilty to child pornography charges Friday in Wayne County Pennsylvania.

Rev. Kevin Gugliotta plead guilty more than four months after he was accused of uploading images to the website "Chat-Step" while staying in his vacation home in Goulsboro, WBRE in Pennsylvania reported.

Gugliotta was charged with 20 counts of possession of child pornography and 20 counts of dissemination of child pornography. The charges were the result of a multi-state investigation involving Pennsylvania detectives and New Jersey police, Janine Edwards, Wayne County Pennsylvania District Attorney previously said.

Authorities said some of the uploaded images featured boys as young as 8 or 10 years old, according to the report.

Gugliotta could be sentenced to seven years in prison and may have to register as a sex offender, according to the report. Sentencing is scheduled for June.

Gugliotta was priest of Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church in Union as the time of his arrest. He transferred there after serving at Immaculate Conception Church in Mahwah.

The Archdiocese of Newark removed Gugliotta from his ministry position after he was charged.

"The Archdiocese of Newark takes very seriously any and all complaints of sexual misconduct by members of the clergy, religious and lay staff of the Archdiocese, its parishes and schools," said James Goodness, vice chancellor and director of communications of the Archdiocese.

Gugliotta is also a high-stakes poker player. According to the poker database The Hendon Mob, Gugliotta has won nearly $200,000 playing the game competitively.

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Kevin A. Gugliotta photo via Ocean County Corrections Department; handcuffs via Shutterstock