Federal agents have arrested a man accused of sending multiple obscene photos to a child.

Mahir Chaudhry, 21, of Piscataway, was charged last week with transferring obscene material to a minor, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey said in a statement on Friday. He made his initial appearance in Newark federal court and is still in custody pending approval of bail conditions.

Chaudhry is accused of sending the victim at least six obscene photos in text messages between March and May of 2023, federal authorities said. At the time that the photos were sent, Chaudhry was aware that the recipient was a minor under the age of 16, federal prosecutors said.

“Chaudhry’s arrest is impactful on many fronts,” FBI Newark Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy said. “He can no longer c

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