Renato C. LaTorre
Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo
announce that Renato C. LaTorre, age 25, of Paterson, New Jersey, was sentenced to a term of six
years in New Jersey State Prison by the Honorable Barbara J. Buono Stanton, a Judge of the Superior
Court.
On April 4, 2023, the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)
Task Force received information through The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
(NCMEC) indicating that the user of a Google account belonging to Renato C. LaTorre had uploaded
15 videos depicting Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) between June 22, 2022, and July 18,
2022. Members of the ICAC Task Force located an additional 18 videos associated with Mr.
LaTorre’s Google account. Based on the investigation, Renato C. LaTorre was identified as the
person in control of the account containing 33 videos depicting CSAM. On April 4, 2023, at about
10:00 a.m., members of the ICAC Task Force arrested Mr. Latorre at his residence in Paterson.
The Honorable Barbara J. Buono Stanton, J.S.C., presided over a jury trial that commenced on March
13, 2025. On March 26, 2025, a Passaic County petit jury convicted Mr. LaTorre of second degree
Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4b(5)(a)(iii) and third degree
Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4b(5)(b)(iii).
On June 13, 2025, Judge Stanton sentenced Mr. Latorre to a term of six years in New Jersey State
Prison, five years of which must be served before parole eligibility. Upon release from prison, Mr.
Latorre will be subject to Parole Supervision for Life and Megan’s Law registration requirements.
Passaic County Assistant Prosecutor Lisa Marie Anello represented the State during the jury trial
before Judge Buono Stanton and Mr. LaTorre was represented by Darryl Richardson, Esq.
