NJ man sentenced to 34 years in prison for child pornography

NEWARK, N.J. — A northeastern New Jersey man was sentenced in federal court Monday to 34 years in prison for producing and transporting sexually explicit videos of children.

This sentence resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the New Jersey State Police.

Patrick T. Deck, 54, of Watchung, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty on Sept. 16, 2014, to two counts of transportation of child pornography.

According to court documents, on Aug. 12, 2012, Deck was arrested at the Land of Make Believe amusement park in Hope, New Jersey, for allegedly filming children, without their or their parents’ knowledge, in the men’s restroom. The following day, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Deck’s home and discovered multiple videos and images containing child sexual abuse on Deck’s computers and other electronic devices.

Deck also admitted that between 1997 and 2010, he transported two minors, beginning when they were approximately 11 years old, to locations across the country, including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Montana for the purpose of filming the minors in sexually explicit conduct. Deck produced the videos and images of child pornography and then transported those images back to his home.

In 1988, Deck was convicted in New Jersey Superior Court, Burlington County, of two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Those convictions arose out of prior incidents where Deck photographed or filmed minors engaged in prohibited sexual acts.

Following his prison term, Deck was ordered to serve a lifetime of supervised release.

HSI encourages the public to report suspected child predators and any suspicious activity through its toll-free Tip Line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE or by completing its online tip form. Both are staffed around the clock by investigators. From outside the U.S. and Canada, callers should dial 802-872-6199. Hearing impaired users can call TTY 802-872-6196. Suspected child sexual exploitation or missing children may be reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, an Operation Predator partner, via its toll-free 24-hour hotline, 1-800-THE-LOST.

For additional information about wanted suspected child predators, download HSI’s Operation Predator smartphone app or visit the online suspect alerts page.

HSI is a founding member and current chair of the Virtual Global Taskforce, an international alliance of law enforcement agencies and private industry sector partners working together to prevent and deter online child sexual abuse.