Previous Sex Offender From Little Egg Harbor, NJ, Gets 15 Years

An Ocean County man, who is a previous sex offender, has been sentenced on child porn-related charges.

On Wednesday, 42-year-old David M. Frew of Little Egg Harbor was sentenced to 180 months, or 15 years, in prison and five years of supervised release for,

Receiving images of child sexual abuse
Inducing a minor to send him sexually explicit images and engage in sexually explicit conduct over an online messaging service.

Last July, Frew pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of online enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual conduct.

Federal authorities say in June 2017, Frew used an online messaging service to communicate with a minor. At his request, the victim sent Frew sexually explicit images.

Previous convictions

In 2008, Frew was convicted of three counts of unlawful contact with a minor and one count of criminal use of a computer in Pennsylvania after sending sexually explicit photos or videos to investigators in the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Child Predator Unit, who were posing as minors online.

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Also in 2008, Frew was convicted in New Jersey of endangering the welfare of children due to his possession of child pornography.

As a result of his prior convictions, Frew was a registered sex offender during his illicit conduct in 2017.

He potentially faced up to 40 years in prison on his most recent charges.

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