Morris County Man Sentenced For Child Pornography Possession

MADISON, NJ - A 45-year-old Madison man was sentenced to 11 years in prison for possession of child pornography, according to Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp.

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Darren Anderson previously pled guilty to one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child for the Possession of Child Pornography in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4b(5)(b)(ii), a crime of the second degree and one count of Possession of Child Pornography in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4b(5)(b)(iii), a crime of the third degree.

According to authorities, Anderson admitted that he utilized his home computer to upload over 1,000 images of child pornography between December 16, 2018 and July 18, 2019. Anderson also admitted to subsequently possessing one additional image of child pornography between the dates of September 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019, authorities said.

The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office was first alerted to the computer upload by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Anderson was sentenced by the Judge Robert Hanna to 11 years in New Jersey State Prison for the second degree Possession of Child Pornography and seven seven years in New Jersey State Prison concurrent for the third degree Possession of Child Pornography.

Anderson is also subject to Megan’s Law registration and Parole Supervision for Life.

“We must work to prevent the exploitation of our children, especially by repeat, habitual offenders. The sentence imposed by the Court demonstrates the seriousness with which Morris County Law Enforcement prosecutes such cases," Knapp said. "Hopefully this sentence will also deter others from even contemplating such horrific acts.”

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