Union County Teacher Pleads Guilty To Producing Child Pornography
Friday, April 25, 2025, 8:00 A.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
CAMDEN, NJ.- A 53-year-old Springfield, New Jersey, and former high school music teacher learned he might be well into his senior years when finally released from federal prison after pleading guilty on Wednesday to engaging in sexual conduct with a minor and video recording the conduct.
On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, Michael Hamilton, 53, of Springfield, New Jersey, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Christine P. O’Hearn in Camden Federal Court to one count of Production of Child Pornography.
According To U.S. Attorney Alina Habba
According to U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, during his plea allocution on Wednesday, Hamilton admitted to meeting a minor and engaging in illicit sexual conduct with the child and recording the sexual conduct. During an October 2023 court-authorized search of Hamiltion’s home, law enforcement investigators located and seized a copy of the video recording.
Hamilton further admitted to receiving and possessing sexually explicit messages, digital images, and video files of two other children engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Following entering his guilty plea, Judge O’Hearn accepted the plea and scheduled sentencing for September 9, 2025. At that time, Hamilton faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years and up to 30 years in federal prison, at least five years and up to life of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. In addition, Hamilton will be required to register as a sex offender in the national database and pay restitution to his identified victims.
U.S. Attorney Habba commended the investigative work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Newark’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, the Springfield Police Department, and the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, which led to Hamilton’s guilty plea.
