Essex County Man Pleaded Guilty to Online Enticement of Minors and Child Pornography Crimes

NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man pled guilty to a three-count Information based on his online enticement and exploitation of minors, Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello announced.

Nabeen Leigh Singha, 39, of West Orange, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Renée M. Bumb on December 11, 2025, in Camden federal court to a three-count Information charging him with: (1) production of child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2551(a) and (e); (2)  receipt of child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252A(a)(2)(A) and (b)(1); and (3) possession of prepubescent child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252A(a)(5)(B) and (b)(2).

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

From July 2021 through March 2022, Singha exchanged sexually explicit messages with two minor victims and paid them to create sexually explicit videos and images of themselves to send to Singha over the internet.

During that time-period, Singha also communicated with an intermediary and paid that intermediary to send sexually explicit videos and images of four additional minor victims.

Law enforcement searched and seized Singha’s phone and found nearly 5,000 images and 620 videos depicting child pornography. These materials included depictions prepubescent minors under 12 years old.

The production charge carries a statutory mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment, a statutory maximum sentence of 30 years’ imprisonment, and a statutory maximum fine equal to the greatest of (a) $250,000; (b) twice the gross amount of any pecuniary gain that any persons derived from the offense; or (c) twice the gross amount of any pecuniary loss sustained by any victims of the offense.

The receipt charge carries a statutory mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years’ imprisonment, a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment, and a statutory maximum fine equal to the greatest of (a) $250,000; (b) twice the gross amount of any pecuniary gain that any persons derived from the offense; or (c) twice the gross amount of any pecuniary loss sustained by any victims of the offense.

The possession charge carries a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment, and a statutory maximum fine equal to the greatest of (a) $250,000; (b) twice the gross amount of any pecuniary gain that any persons derived from the offense; or (c) twice the gross amount of any pecuniary loss sustained by any victims of the offense.

Senior Counsel Lamparello credited special agents and members of the Child Exploitation Group of Homeland Security Investigation, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael McCarthy, with the investigation leading to the guilty plea.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit Justice.gov/PSC.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jake A. Nasar of the Health Care Fraud and Opioid Enforcement Unit in Newark.

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Defense counsel: Jonathan F. Marshall, Esq., Freehold, NJ