WHARTON BOROUGH, NJ (Morris County) – A Morris County man has been charged with producing and possessing images of child sexual abuse and enticement of a minor, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.
Carlos Xavier Urbina-Gutierrez, aka Luis Urbina-Gutierrez, 23, of Wharton Borough, is charged with possessing and producing child pornography and enticing a minor to produce child pornography. Urbina-Gutierrez appeared Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leda Dunn Wettre.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, in 2023, Urbina-Gutierrez, posing as a student at a high school in Morris County, New Jersey. Urbina-Gutierrez used a fake online female persona on social media to communicate online with minor male victims who were students at the high school.
On Dec. 25, 2023, Urbina-Gutierrez used these social media accounts to solicit one of the minor victims to engage in sexually explicit behavior while participating in a video call. Urbina-Gutierrez then surreptitiously recorded the video call and saved it to his phone. A forensic search of Urbina-Gutierrez’s cell phone revealed an approximately one-minute video of the video call with the victim.
The charge of production of child pornography carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison. The charge of enticement of a minor carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years and a maximum penalty of life in prison. The charge of possession of child pornography carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Each charge also includes a maximum fine of $250,000.
