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Indian-Origin Man Pleads Guilty over Child Abuse Material Access
A man named Abhishek Vijaykumar, who lives in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, in the United States, admitted in court that he did something very wrong.
He said he knew he was looking at pictures that show children being hurt in terrible ways.
Looking at material like this is against the law because real children are harmed in it.
He looked at this material on his electronic devices in March 2024.
Police later found more than 200 of these images, and one of them showed a three-year-old child being hurt by an adult.
Saying you did something wrong in court is called pleading guilty.
Because what he did was so serious, a judge could send him to prison for up to 20 years.
He will learn his punishment on January 6, 2027.
Federal agents from the FBI and local detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office worked together on the case to protect children.
Investigators said the guilty plea was another step in the fight against child sexual exploitation.
Abhishek Vijaykumar, an Indian-origin man from Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, pleaded guilty in federal court to knowingly accessing child sexual exploitation material involving a prepubescent minor.
He knowingly accessed the illicit material in March 2024; investigators later found more than 200 images on his electronic devices.
The images included one depicting the sexual abuse of a three-year-old child by an adult male.
He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison, with sentencing scheduled for January 6, 2027.
The FBI's Newark Field Office investigated the case with assistance from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Cyber Crimes Unit; officials called the plea another step forward in fighting child sexual exploitation.
- Who
- Abhishek Vijaykumar, an Indian-origin man from Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey.
- What
- He pleaded guilty in federal court to knowingly accessing child sexual exploitation material involving a prepubescent minor.
- Where
- Federal court in New Jersey, United States.
- When
- He accessed the material in March 2024; the guilty plea was entered on a Wednesday, with sentencing set for January 6, 2027.
- Why
- Justice Department and FBI officials said the plea was another step forward in the continued fight against child sexual exploitation.
Key facts
- Defendant
- Abhishek Vijaykumar
- Residence
- Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
- Offense
- Knowingly accessing child sexual exploitation material involving a prepubescent minor
- Date material accessed
- March 2024
- Images found
- More than 200, including one depicting abuse of a three-year-old child by an adult male
- Maximum penalty
- 20 years in federal prison
- Sentencing date
- January 6, 2027
- Investigating agencies
- FBI's Newark Field Office; Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Cyber Crimes Unit
Quotes
Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva
Department of Justice Criminal Division official
“The guilty plea entered Wednesday was another step forward in the continued fight against child sexual exploitation.”
NDTV
“The FBI will continue its relentless quest to identify and stop those who abuse and exploit children.”
NDTV
Sources
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