Pa. man pleads guilty to child-porn charges
A Bethlehem, Pa., man faces a mandatory minimum of five years in federal prison after pleading guilty Thursday to child-pornography charges, prosecutors said.
A Bethlehem, Pa., man faces a mandatory minimum of five years in federal prison after pleading guilty Thursday to child-pornography charges, prosecutors said.
Niyaz Sainudeen, 41, pleaded guilty to child-pornography possession and distribution in a hearing before U.S. District Judge James Knoll Gardner.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations agents began investigating Sainudeen after an undercover agent met him in an online chat room in 2011. In a March 2012 search, agents found more than 800 photos and dozens of videos depicting child pornography on Sainudeen's home computer.
He tried to flee to his native India that night but was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The judge scheduled his sentencing for Feb. 22.
- John P. Martin