BRICK – A Brick Township man, who is a youth wrestling coach and referee, has admitted to distributing child pornography, officials said.
Alec Donovan, 26, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of distribution of child pornography.
According to officials, Donovan used an app to exchange multiple images and videos of child sexual abuse, including depictions involving pre-pubescent children, between January 2021 through March 2021.
Additionally, Donovan used a messaging app to solicit and engage in conversations with minors, including requesting nude photographs from the minors and sending nude photographs to them.
Donovan faces a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for October 10.
