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New Jersey Man Charged with Sending Obscene Material to Minor
A Middlesex County man has been arrested and charged with transferring obscene material to a minor, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Mahir Chaudhry, 21, of Piscataway, New Jersey, is charged with one count of transferring obscene material to a minor. The charge is punishable by a maximum potential penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
According to documents filed in the case and statements made in court, Chaudhry sent a minor victim at least six obscene images via text message between in or around March 2023 and May 2023, when he knew the victim was younger than 16 years of age.
Chaudhry appeared on August 28, 2025, before U.S. Magistrate Judge André M. Espinosa in Newark federal court and was detained pending approval of certain bail conditions.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office credited special agents of the FBI’s Child Exploitation Operational Unit, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy, with the investigation leading to the charges. The FBI and its partners will continue to work to protect the people of New Jersey from individuals who prey on minor victims.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney John Maloy of the Organized Crime and Gangs Unit in Newark. The charges and allegations contained in the complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Defense counsel for Mahir Chaudhry is Timothy Donahue, Esq.
Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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