Millburn Man Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography Charges

MILLBURN, NJ – A Millburn man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to two charges after the Justice Department said he had someone videotape sexual assaults of children in the Philippines.

U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced Wednesday that Antonio Del Prado, 61, pleaded guilty to charges of production of child pornography and production of child pornography abroad with intent to transport into the United States.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in October 2020 law enforcement officials learned that Del Prado had "uploaded multiple items of suspected child pornography to an internet-based cloud storage system."

The investigation revealed that Del Prado had a woman livestream a video of a child being sexually assaulted for Del Prado, the Justice Department said.

The original complaint in the case goes into graphic detail about the acts performed by the children, some as young as toddlers.

Del Prado was arrested at his home in November 2020, at which time agents seized multiple electronic devices that were found to contain child pornography, officials say.

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According to a release on Wednesday from the U.S. Attorney's Office, "Further investigation revealed that on multiple occasions, Del Prado sexually assaulted children in the Philippines and transmitted video recordings of those assaults into the United States."

The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum potential penalty of 30 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.

Sentencing is scheduled for April 25.