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New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Accessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

Abhishek Vijayakumar faces up to 20 years in prison following a guilty plea in federal district court.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 10:16 a.m. ET
According to a Department of Justice record released on Aug. 13, 2026, Abhishek Vijayakumar, 43, of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, guilty in federal district court to accessing with intent to view child sexual exploitation material involving a prepubescent minor. Court documents state that Vijayakumar knowingly accessed the illicit material in March 2024, and law enforcement subsequently discovered more than 200 images of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct, including imagery of an approximately three-year-old child being sexually abused by an adult male, when reviewing his electronic devices. Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department's Division said, "The Department of Justice is committed to unmasking child predators and holding them accountable for their devastating crimes." Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy of the FBI's Newark Field Office said, "Yesterday's guilty plea is a bittersweet victory, as it acknowledges the victimization of the children depicted in the materials the offender possessed." The case remains open, with Vijayakumar scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 6, 2027, where he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine the sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutory factors. FBI Newark investigated the case with assistance from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Cyber Crimes Unit, and Trial Attorney Jessica L. Urban of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section is prosecuting as part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched in May 2006.

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