Watchung Man Admits Producing Child Pornography Videos

A Watchung man has admitted producing and transporting child pornography videos, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Patrick T. Deck, 54, pleaded guilty to two counts of transportation of child pornography in U.S. District Court in Newark.

According to court documents, Deck was arrested in 2012 at the Land of Make Believe amusement park in Hope, New Jersey, for allegedly filming children in the men’s restroom without their knowledge or consent.

Law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Deck’s home in Watchung and discovered multiple videos and images containing child sexual abuse on his computers and other electronic devices.

Deck admitted to transporting two minors, starting when they were 11 years old, to locations across the country, including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Montana, for the purpose of filming them in sexually explicit conduct.

Deck was previously convicted of endangering the welfare of a child in 1988 and faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum potential penalty of 40 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.

Sentencing is scheduled for January 12, 2015.