FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Caitlin Mota
PHONE: (201) 577-6699
EMAIL: cmota@hcpo.org
DATE: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR FACILITATING CHILD SEX ABUSE MATERIAL

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

On Friday, December 1, 2023, the Honorable Carlo Abad, J.S.C., sentenced Joseph Suarez, 32, to 15 years in New Jersey State Prison for an internet sex crime involving juveniles.

Joseph Suarez, of West New York, pleaded guilty to one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child/Facilitating Child Sex Abuse Material in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4b(3) on Friday, October 20, 2023. Joseph Suarez must serve 85% of his sentence before becoming eligible for parole and will be subject to Megan’s Law and Parole Supervision for Life. The State was represented in this matter by Assistant Prosecutor Andrew Baginski.

On January 10, 2023, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received information that child sex abuse material was being created and shared through the social media platform Discord. The investigation revealed Joseph Suarez communicated with a 13-year-old boy out of state and instructed him to provide images and/or videos of himself committing sex acts on a 4-year-old girl. Following a court authorized search of Joseph Suarez’s residence, over 1,000 files of child sex abuse material were seized.