By: Najla Alexander
NJ authorities announced that an Ocean County, man was sentenced on December 2 to 168 months in prison for receiving videos and images depicting explicit materials involving minors.
Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello stated that Daniel Nilla, 37, of Brick, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court to an information charging him with three counts of receipt of explicit materials involving minors.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
Between December 2021 and April 2023, according to NJ AG officials, Nilla communicated with at least five minor victims on a multimedia instant messaging application.
He knew the victims were minors when he communicated with them, NJ AG officials say.
During the communications, Nilla directed the victims to send him images and videos of themselves engaging in explicit conduct, which Nilla used for his gratification, according to NJ AG officials. 
NJ AG officials said in addition to the prison term, Judge Shipp sentenced Nilla to ten years of supervised release.