Now, he s looking at two decades in prison.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced Wednesday that Alec Donovan, 24, of Brick has been arrested and is charged by complaint with receipt and distribution of child pornography.
Donovan appeared by videoconference before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor today and has been released on $100,000 unsecured bond.
Acting Attorney Honig said that Donovan used a messaging application to share videos containing child pornography over the Internet.
It all took place this year, between January and March, when Donovan is accused of sending three videos filled with images of child sexual abuse and then receiving two videos of child sexual abuse, involving pre-pubescent children, in return over the web-based application.
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