Lanoka Harbor Convicted Child Predator Sentenced For Child Pornography
Monday, November 24, 2025, 7:00 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
TRENTON, NJ.- Last Tuesday, a 79-year-old Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey, man, and twice convicted child predator, learned he will be spending the next decade in federal prison, after being sentenced for possessing digital images depicting the sexual exploitation and abuse of children.
According to Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, John Mangan, 79, of Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Michael Shipp to 120 months in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release for his previously entered guilty plea to one count of Possession of Child Pornography.
In addition to the term of imprisonment, Judge Shipp also ordered Mangan to pay restitution to the identified victims of his crime.
According To Documents Filed With The District Court
According to documents filed with the District Court, on October 29, 2024, during an online child pornography investigation, Agents from the Department of Homeland Security Investigations executed a court-authorized search warrant at Mangan’s Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey, residence.
During the search, Agents uncovered an electronic device that contained over 250 digital images of prepubescent and pubescent children being sexually abused.
Mangan Was Previously Convicted On A State And Federal Charge
Mangan was previously convicted of multiple sexual offenses involving juveniles, including a 1997 New Jersey State conviction for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student that occurred while Mangan was employed as a school principal, and a 2009 federal conviction for possession of child pornography, which led to a ten-year federal prison sentence. At the time of the instant offense, Mangan was a registered sex offender.
Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Habba commended the investigative work of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, which led to the successful prosecution of Mangan.
