NEWARK, NJ - Morristown resident Seven Brooks, 37, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for posing as a woman to induce dozens of minors to send sexually explicit pictures and videos, announced U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Brooks, who was employed by a New Jersey elementary school and helped run a youth soccer club, pled guilty before former U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez. He pled to one count of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

In January 2021, law enforcement officers were notified about possible child pornography on an external hard drive belonging to Brooks. Pursuant to judicially authorized search warrants, law enforcement officers searched Brooks’ external hard drive, electronic devices and social media accounts. Brooks utilized a fake online persona on social media platforms to solicit photos and videos from dozens of minors that depicted the minors engaging in sexual activity. Brooks acknowledged, as relevant conduct, the attempted online enticement, production and possession of child pornography involving at least 79 victims.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Martinotti sentenced Brooks to 10 years of supervised release and ordered restitution of $237,000.

Author : TAPinto Morristown Staff

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