An Ocean County man will go to prison for nearly six years after he admitted sending child porn to another person online through the social media app Kik.

David Nelson, 44, of Toms River, was sentenced to 70 months in prison on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

Nelson was arrested in April 2018 after a separate investigation into a man who offered to abuse his daughter live online led authorities to Nelson.

Nelson admitted sending at least 26 images of child porn through the app and running multiple Kik chats where such images were shared and discussed. He also admitted that he was an administrator of multiple Kik chat rooms in which child pornography was shared and discussed.

U.S. District Judge Freda Wolfson also sentenced him to five years of supervised release.

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