A Linden man who admitted sexually abusing children and possessing images of child sexual abuse was sentenced today to 96 months in prison, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Gregory J. Aker, 46, of Linden, New Jersey previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan G. Wigenton to an information charging him with possession of child pornography. Judge Wigenton imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court.
According to the documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
Aker was a leader with a boys’ youth organization and a religious education teacher with his church. On Feb. 22, 2014, Aker was arrested by the Linden Police Department for sexual assault and endangering the welfare of two minor children.
After his arrest, law enforcement obtained multiple computers and electronic storage media from Aker’s residence.
Today, Aker admitted that the devices belonged to him and contained more than 600 images and dozens of videos of child sexual abuse that he knowingly collected. Aker also admitted sexually abusing more than one child who was known to him on more than one occasion.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Wigenton sentenced Aker to a lifetime of supervised release.
Aker will be required to register as a sex offender.