Indian-origin man pleads guilty to accessing child sexual abuse material, faces 20 years in jail

Washi gto ,
Aug
14
(PTI):
A
I dia -o igi
ma
has
pleaded
guilty
i
a
fede al
cou t
i
New
Je sey
to
accessi g
child
sexual
exploitatio
mate ial
i volvi g
a
p epubesce t
mi o ,
the
Depa tme t
of
Justice
said
i
a
stateme t.

Abhishek
Vijaykuma ,
a
eside t
of
Hasb ouck
Heights
i
New
Je sey,
k owi gly
accessed
the
illicit
mate ial
i
Ma ch
2024,
it
said.

I vestigato s
fou d
mo e
tha
200
images,
i cludi g
o e
depicti g
the
sexual
abuse
of
a
th ee-yea -old
child
by
a
adult
male,
while
eviewi g
his
elect o ic
devices.

Assista t
Atto ey
Ge e al
A.
Tyse
Duva
of
the
Justice
Depa tme t’s
C imi al
Divisio
said
the
guilty
plea
e te ed
Wed esday
was
a othe
step
fo wa d
i
the
co ti ued
fight
agai st
child
sexual
exploitatio .

“The
FBI
will
co ti ue
its
ele tless
quest
to
ide tify
a d
stop
those
who
abuse
a d
exploit
child e ,”
said
Special
Age t
i
Cha ge
Stefa ie
Roddy
of
the
FBI’s
Newa k
Field
Office.

Roddy
said
the
guilty
plea
was
a
bitte sweet
victo y
as
it
ack owledged
the
victimisatio
of
the
child e
depicted
i
the
mate ial
possessed
by
Vijayakuma .

Vijayakuma
faces
a
maximum
pe alty
of
20
yea s
i
p iso
whe
he
is
se te ced
o
Ja ua y
6,
2027.

A
fede al
dist ict
cou t
judge
will
dete mi e
the
se te ce
afte
co side i g
the
US
Se te ci g
Guideli es
a d
othe
statuto y
facto s.

The
FBI’s
Newa k
Field
Office
is
i vestigati g
the
case,
with
assista ce
f om
the
Be ge
Cou ty
P osecuto ’s
Office
Cybe
C imes
U it
i
New
Je sey,
the
depa tme t
said.
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