NJ Woman Charged with Distribution of Child Porn – ‘Mutual sexual gratification’

A North Jersey woman has been charged with distribution of child pornography involving a prepubescent child.

23-year-old Natasha Rivas of North Bergen was charged by complaint and appeared in Newark federal court earlier this week.

Federal authorities say after an unnamed "individual" was arrested this past January for possession of child pornography, law enforcement discovered that the "individual" exchanged messages with Rivas wherein she distributed child porn images to that person and discussed sexually assaulting children for Rivas's and the "individual's" mutual sexual gratification.

The images Rivas distributed involved a prepubescent minor child whom she was with at a hotel in Ridgefield Park, NJ, in July 2024, according to officials.

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The charge in the complaint carries a prison sentence of five to 20 years with a fine of up to $250,000.

U.S. Attorney Alina Habba credited special agents of the FBI's Child Exploitation Operational Unit with the investigation leading to the charges, along with the FBI Newark’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force.

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This 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.

The public is reminded that charges are accusations and all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.