Alec Donovan, Child Pornography Distribution, New Jersey 2021

Alec Donovan Charged with Distributing Child Pornography

Alec Donovan, a 24-year-old youth wrestling coach and referee from Brick, New Jersey, has been charged with distributing child pornography, according to a complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey.

Donovan appeared by videoconference before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor and was released on $100,000 unsecured bond.

According to court documents, Donovan used a messaging application to share videos containing child pornography over the Internet from January 2021 through March 2021. During this time, he sent three videos containing images of child sexual abuse and received two videos containing images of child sexual abuse via the web-based messaging application.

The videos Donovan sent and received depicted sexual acts involving pre-pubescent children. Additionally, Donovan used the web-based messaging application to solicit and engage in conversations with minors, including requesting nude photographs from the minors and sending nude photographs to them.

The charge of receipt and distribution of child pornography carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.

The FBI’s Newark Field Office is asking anyone with information related to this case or who may be a victim to contact them at NK-Victim-Assistance@FBI.gov.

Donovan is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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