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Abhishek Vijaykumar pleads guilty to child abuse images
Abhishek Vijaykumar, an Indian-origin man from New Jersey, pleaded guilty in US federal court to knowingly accessing child sexual abuse material. The US Department of Justice said investigators recovered more than 200…
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Abhishek Vijaykumar, an Indian-origin man from New Jersey, pleaded guilty in US federal court to knowingly accessing child sexual abuse material. The US Department of Justice said investigators recovered more than 200 images from his devices, including one depicting the abuse of a three-year-old child. Vijaykumar admitted accessing the material in March 2024.
He faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison when sentenced on January 6, 2027. The FBI’s Newark Field Office and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit investigated the case.
The Indian Opinion
The case shows how US authorities pursue child exploitation with tough sentencing, but it risks unfairly stigmatising the Indian diaspora. The facts are precise: Vijaykumar admitted to accessing, not producing, the material. The sentence, due in January 2027, will reveal whether the court treats this as a serious but non-production offence or imposes the full 20-year maximum. The real test is whether the punishment matches the crime, not the offender's background.
Source: indiatoday.in
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