NJ Man Uploaded 33 Child Porn Videos To Google Account: Prosecutor

PATERSON, NJ — A jury has found a Paterson man guilty of child endangerment after investigators found more than 30 videos of child pornography on his Google account, officials said.

The Passaic County Sheriff's Office received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about the account on April 4, 2023. According to officials, a user had uploaded 15 videos depicting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to the Google account between June and July of 2022.

Authorities also located another 18 videos tied to the account, according to a press release from the Sheriff's Office and Passaic County Prosecutor's Office.

"Based on the investigation, Renato C. LaTorre was identified as the person in control of the account containing 33 videos depicting CSAM," officials said.

The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force at the Sheriff's Office arrested LaTorre, who is 25, that same day, officials said.

A trial began on March 13. On Wednesday, jurors voted to convict LaTorre of second- and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

LaTorre faces five to 10 years in prison on the second-degree charge and three to five years on the third-degree charge, officials said. He will also be subject to Megan's Law registration and parole supervision for life.

His sentencing is scheduled for May 9, and he will be held in the Bergen County Jail in the interim.