Burlington County Man Admits Receipt of Child Pornography

CAMDEN, N.J. - A Burlington County, New Jersey, man admitted receiving images of child sexual abuse over an online network, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

Charles Borrelli, 62, of Burlington, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Renée Bumb on Sept. 25, 2024, to an information charging him with receipt of child pornography.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

On Jan. 3, 2022, Borrelli used an internet network to download sexually explicit images of children. Borrelli also distributed images and videos of child sexual abuse on a peer-to-peer file sharing network on Jan. 3, 2022. Borrelli possessed over 600 images and videos of child sexual abuse, which were found on a vast collection of personal electronic devices when members of law enforcement executed a search warrant at his residence in February 2022. Some of the images were of infants.

The charge of receipt of child pornography carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 5 years I prison, and a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine. However, because Borrelli has a prior conviction for possessing child pornography, he will face an enhanced penalty on the receipt charge of a mandatory minimum term of 15 years imprisonment and a maximum term of 40 years of imprisonment.

U.S. Attorney Sellinger credited special agents of the Department of Homeland Security, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge Spiros Karabinas in Newark; and members of the New Jersey State Police, Burlington County Prosecutor's Office and Mount Laurel Police Department with the investigation.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lindsey R. Harteis of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Camden.