Man sentenced, 2d pleads guilty in S. Jersey child porn cases

Two Gloucester County men appeared in federal court in Camden today on child porn charges Friday, one to be sentenced for advertising it, the other to plead guilty to possession.

Robert J. Paratore, 47, of East Greenwich, who was previously convicted of possessing child pornography in 2000, received a 20-year term for his recent guilty plea to advertising child pornography for others to download over the Internet.

Officials said the images included videos of infants being sexually assaulted.

He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Simandle under a plea agreement that also requires him disclose to law enforcement officials information about eight victims he personally sexually abused. That investigation is still under way.

Officials said that as early as May 2009, when Paratore was CFO of Akers Biosciences, Inc. in Thorofare, he used his work computer to download computer files that contained child pornography,

He then advertised his 76 gigabyte collection and shared the images with others using peer-to-peer file-sharing.

Law enforcement officials who executed a search warrant at Paratore's workplace also recovered over 100 CDs or DVDs of the material in his truck parked outside. officials said.

Besides the prison term, Paratore was sentenced to lifetime supervision after his release.

Pleading guilty Friday was Stephen Silver, 60, of Clayton, who acknowledged possessing between 300 and 600 images of child pornography on a computer at his home, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman's Office said in a statement.

He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 when he is sentenced May 11. Silver also will have to register as sex offender after serving his sentence.