Sussex County woman sentenced to 20 years for exploiting 4-year-old child, producing child pornography
SPARTA TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Sussex County) – A Sussex County woman was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for exploiting a child and producing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced.
Dominique Saczawa, 34, of Sparta Township, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Edward S. Kiel in Camden federal court to production, distribution, advertisement and possession of child pornography. Judge Kiel imposed the sentence May 18.
“There are few crimes more disturbing than the sexual exploitation of a young child. As the defendant admitted in court, she preyed on an exceptionally vulnerable four-year-old child, produced images of that abuse, and then distributed those materials online for others to view and share. This sentence reflects the extraordinary harm the defendant caused and demonstrates this Office’s unwavering commitment to protecting children and pursuing justice for victims who cannot protect themselves,” Frazer said.
“The victim here is the epitome of innocent; a defenseless four-year old. The egregious crime cannot be erased, but this sentence should show others who think they can exploit children, the FBI Newark Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force will track you down and you will be brought to justice,” said Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy.
According to documents filed in these cases and statements made in court, in August 2021, law enforcement determined that Saczawa had sexually exploited a then-four-year-old child by engaging in sexual contact with the child and then producing images and videos of that sexual contact. Saczawa also shared these videos and images with others online.
Saczawa later admitted to running a group chat within an online messaging application in which participants discussed and shared content and images of child pornography. As an administrator of this group, Saczawa solicited participants to share such content and participants would be expelled from the group if they did not share. The images Saczawa shared included images of toddlers potentially as young as one year old being sexually assaulted.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Kiel also sentenced Saczawa to 15 years supervised release.
