By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Mercer County announced that an investigation into online child exploitation has resulted in the arrest of a Trenton man.
According to officials, Mouhamadou Ndiour, 19, is charged with one count of first-degree distribution of explicit images of minors, one count of first-degree possession with the intent to distribute, and one count of second-degree possession.
The complaint alleges he knowingly possessed and distributed more than 1,000 items depicting the exploitation of a minor, officials stated.
Officials said the prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain Ndiour pending trial.
Detectives with the prosecutor’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit recently received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an individual in Mercer County was distributing items that portrayed explicit images of minors, officials say.
Authorities say an investigation was initiated, and Ndiour was identified as a subject.
Officials said on Thursday, January 18, 2024, members of the Mercer County Tactical Response Team, with assistance from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations Trenton, executed a search warrant at Ndiour’s Trenton residence, where detectives seized multiple items of evidentiary value.
Ndiour was taken into custody without incident, officials say.