New Jersey man admits to getting young child to send him sexually explicit pictures

A Paterson man is looking at a possible 30-years in prison after manipulating a young juvenile to help him produce child porn pictures.

In court, 27-year-old Jose Minaya of Paterson pleaded guilty to one count of production of child porn and one county of online enticement after he used a web application to get a child to send him sexually suggestive photos while they were communicating online in July of 2019, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

On top of that, Attorney Sellinger said that he communicated with another minor online looking to also engage in similar conduct with that child.

Investigators seized several of his electronic devices when Minaya was arrested at his home in May 2020.

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If convicted, Minaya, for production of child pornography faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum potential penalty of 30 years in prison along with 10 years minimum for online enticement and a maximum of life in prison and all of the charges come with a fine of up to $250,000.

Attorney Sellinger said that in this case, the government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Barnes of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Criminal Division in Newark and the defense counsel for Minaya is Richard Mazawey Esq., Clifton, New Jersey.