MARK BROOKS, also known as “Baby Nu,” a 35-year-old resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced to 41 months in prison by United States District Judge Barry W. Ashe on February 12, 2026. The sentencing follows Brooks’s guilty plea to attempted transfer of obscene matter to a minor under Title 18, United States Code, Section 1470. In addition to the prison term, Brooks will serve three years of supervised release and must pay a $100 special assessment fee. The announcement was made by United States Attorney David I. Courcelle.
Court documents reveal that on or about May 1, 2025, Brooks contacted an FBI undercover employee who was posing online as a fifteen-year-old girl named “Ava.” After being told that “Ava” was only fifteen years old, Brooks continued with sexually explicit text conversations and sent several obscene videos—including videos of himself masturbating at work and in various rooms of a residence—to the person he believed was a minor. During these exchanges, Brooks discussed meeting “Ava” for sexual activity.
On May 13, 2025, Brooks suggested they meet at a restaurant near his home before going to his residence for sexual contact. After “Ava” agreed to the plan, law enforcement arrested Brooks as he walked from his home toward the restaurant.
The case is part of Project Safe Childhood—a national initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 aimed at fighting child sexual exploitation and abuse by coordinating federal, state, and local resources to find and prosecute offenders and rescue victims. More information about this initiative can be found at www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
United States Attorney Courcelle commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Louisiana State Police for their roles in investigating this case. Assistant United States Attorney Jordan Ginsberg led the prosecution.
