Caught With 50 Sex Abuse Videos, Williamstown Man Pleads Guilty: Feds

CAMDEN, NJ – A Williamstown man pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography in U.S. District Court in Camden, the U.S. Attorney’s General’s office said on Wednesday.

Joseph Cooper, 76, will be sentenced on Jan. 17, an official said.

An October 2020 search of Cooper’s home found computers with 50 videos and 200 images of child sexual abuse, “including depictions of prepubescent minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct,” a news release stated.

“The computers also contained logs documenting Cooper’s participation in internet chatrooms relating to sexual interest in children,” the news release continued.

Cooper was previously convicted of interstate transport of child pornography by computer and cruelty and neglect of a child; therefore, he will face up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when sentenced, an official said.

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