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Imad Uddin, 24, of Paterson shared child sex abuse videos on Facebook Messenger, Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said.
Videos shared by Uddin depict making children ranging from two to 12 years old "engaged in sexual acts," Berdnik said in a joint news release with Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes.
Members of his sheriff’s Internet Crime Against Children Task Force arrested Uddin, a Bangladeshi immigrant, after searching his home and seizing “several electronic devices pertaining to the investigation,” the sheriff said.
An examination of Uddin’s cellphone turned up “additional images of child sexual abuse material,” Berdnik said, adding that they will “continue working on retrieving information from other devices belonging to Imad.”
Uddin most recently reportedly worked as a shift manager at a Dunkin’ Donuts on Route 23 in Pompton Plains and as a food runner for Jose Tejas in Fairfield, according to online sources.
He remained held in the Passaic County Jail, charged with leading a child pornography network as well as manufacturing, distributing, possessing and maintaining child pornography.
The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office assisted with the investigation, Berdnik noted.
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