West Orange Man Paid Juveniles To Make Sexual Videos, Pleads Guilty To Porn Charges

WEST ORANGE, NJ — A West Orange man has pleaded guilty to multiple charges after he exchanged messages with two juveniles and paid them to create sexually explicit videos, federal prosecutors announced Monday.

Investigators found thousands of images and hundreds of videos depicting child pornography on the phone of Nabeen Leigh Singha, 39, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Prosecutors released the following allegations involving the case:

“From July 2021 through March 2022, Singha exchanged sexually explicit messages with two minor victims and paid them to create sexually explicit videos and images of themselves to send to Singha over the internet. During that time-period, Singha also communicated with an intermediary and paid that intermediary to send sexually explicit videos and images of four additional minor victims. Law enforcement searched and seized Singha’s phone and found nearly 5,000 images and 620 videos depicting child pornography. These materials included depictions prepubescent minors under 12-years-old.”

Singha pleaded guilty Thursday to production of child pornography, receipt of child pornography, and possession of prepubescent child pornography.

Prosecutors said the production charge carries a statutory mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment, a statutory maximum sentence of 30 years’ imprisonment, and a statutory maximum fine equal to the greatest of (a) $250,000; (b) twice the gross amount of any pecuniary gain that any persons derived from the offense; or (c) twice the gross amount of any pecuniary loss sustained by any victims of the offense.

The receipt charge carries a statutory mandatory minimum sentence of five years’ imprisonment, a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment, and a statutory maximum fine equal to the greatest of (a) $250,000; (b) twice the gross amount of any pecuniary gain that any persons derived from the offense; or (c) twice the gross amount of any pecuniary loss sustained by any victims of the offense.

The possession charge carries a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment, and a statutory maximum fine equal to the greatest of (a) $250,000; (b) twice the gross amount of any pecuniary gain that any persons derived from the offense; or (c) twice the gross amount of any pecuniary loss sustained by any victims of the offense.

Prosecutors said the case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.

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