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Paterson man gets 16-year prison sentence for sharing child porn online | Paterson Times

Paterson man gets 16-year prison sentence for sharing child porn online

Omar-Saloukha

A city man received a 16-year state prison sentence for distributing child pornography over the internet, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office.

Omar Saloukha, 30-year old, was sentenced on Thursday. Authorities said he had been found guilty by a jury on September 11.

Saloukha received eight years for endangering the welfare of a child by distributing child pornography and another eight years for endangering the welfare of a child by knowingly storing or maintaining child pornography utilizing a file sharing program.

Passaic County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce arrested him last year. Authorities found 2,600 videos and images of child pornography on his computer. He was sharing the images and video files using different file sharing programs.

Saloukha obtained the content through file sharing programs, authorities said.

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