Margate Man One of 25 Arrested in Kiddy Porn Sting

A Margate resident was one of 24 men and one juvenile arrested in a statewide child porn bust, Attorney General Jeffrey... S. Chiesa announced Wednesday.

The sting targeted those suspected to be in possession and distribution of child pornography, including child rape videos.

Nil Choudhury, 23, was one of those arrested according to press release from the state Attorney General's office. The operation took place between Feb. 18-22. The defendants will be prosecuted by the Division of Criminal Justice.

Choudhury graduated from Atlantic City High School in 2007. He is not a registered sex offender and he has no previous record of sexually-related crimes. No specifics were given about the charges filed against Choudhury.

The files allegedly distributed among those arrested "show pre-pubescent boys and girls being sexually molested by being penetrated, or by being coerced into performing sexual acts on themselves, or others," according to the Attorney General's Office.

“Anyone who views and distributes child pornography — particularly the type of child rape videos targeted in this operation — puts himself in league with the predators who sexually assault children to create these videos,” Chiesa said in a press release. “The children they watch being tortured are violated again by their actions, and these offenders may pose a danger to other children because of their predilections. We will remain ever vigilant to stop this predatory behavior against children.”

The 25 arrests were made as a part of "Operation Ever Vigilant," in which the State Police Digital Technology Investigations Unit worked with other state and local law enforcement agencies in the New Jersey Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

The videos were allegedly distributed via email and file sharing networks.

Colonel Rick Fuentes, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police said that police would continue to target those who watch or share child porn.