A North Bergen man received a 135-month prison sentence today for again being found in possession of child sex abuse material, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Christopher Carvajal, 31, of North Bergen, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi in January to an information charging him with one count of possession of child pornography.
Cecchi imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court.
In April 2023, Carvajal’s iPhone was seized at Newark International Airport. A search revealed that Carvajal’s iPhone contained more than 900 video files and more than 400 image files depicting sexual abuse of minors, including infants or toddlers, court documents show.
Carvajal’s iPhone also contained communications in which Carvajal discussed his desire for sexual encounters with young children. Carvajal was previously convicted in Bergen County Superior Court of a child pornography offense.
In addition to the prison term, Cecchi sentenced Carvajal to 15 years of supervised release.
Sellinger credited special agents of Homeland Security Investigations Newark, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge Spiros Karabinas, with the investigation leading to the charges.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Specht of the Special Prosecutions Division in Newark.
