A 29-year-old Tabernacle man has been charged with exchanging nude photos and sexually explicit videos with an underage girl he met in an online chat room, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw.
Fredderico Soda was taken into custody at his residence on Nov. 15 and faces charges that include impairing/debauching the morals of a child; distribution of child sexual-abuse material; and possession with intent to distribute of child sexual-abuse material, among other offenses, according to the prosecutor.
During the execution of a search warrant at Soda’s residence, electronic devices were seized and will be examined by detectives from the county High-Tech Crimes Unit. Soda remains at the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly pending a detention hearing in Superior Court and a possible grand jury indictment.
The investigation began earlier this year after the prosecutor’s office received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children concerning Soda’s online activities. Investigators also got information from the Palmer Township, Pennsylvania, police indicating they had been contacted by the victim’s parents concerning her online interaction with Soda, according to the prosecutor.
It is alleged that Soda continued to interact and exchange photos with the victim even after becoming aware that she was a minor. The investigation further revealed that he was planning to meet the victim in person, but had not done so prior to his arrest.
