A Howell man has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a toddler and electronically recording the attack, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.
Kevin Motyka, 24, was sentenced to the 12-year New Jersey state prison term with an 85 percent period of parole ineligibility, by state Superior Court Judge Anthony J. Mellaci Jr., sitting in Freehold.
Mellaci also ordered Motyka to be subject to the provisions of Megan’s Law and parole supervision for life upon his release from prison, and other conditions, including no unsupervised contact with anyone under the age of 18, according to the prosecutor.
The sentencing comes after Motyka pleaded guilty in March to first degree aggravated sexual assault; three counts of second degree endangering the welfare of a child by causing or permitting a child to engage in child pornography, manufacturing child pornography and distributing child pornography; and one count of third degree endangering the welfare of a child by engaging in sexual conduct with a child.
Motyka was arrested in 2014 following an investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit prompted by tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The investigation revealed Motyka sexually assaulted a 2-year-old boy between May and December 2012 and created photographs and video recordings of the attacks. The defendant also distributed child pornography of images that did not include his young victim, according to the prosecutor.