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An investigation into David Winter began on March 19 after the Montgomery County Detective Bureau received a Cybertip from Yahoo related to a suspected child pornography image sent by a user, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, Conshohocken Borough Police Chief George Metz, and Hatboro Police Chief James Gardner.
They traced the IP address related to the Yahoo account to Winter's Drexel Road home and served a search warrant on April 22, authorities said.
Members of the Montgomery County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force seized an HP desktop computer, a tablet, thumb drives, hard drives, and a cellphone.
Investigators later found 4,797 images and videos of child pornography, including children who were under the age of 18 either posing nude, masturbating, or engaging in oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse, according to the criminal complaint.
Many of the photos and videos depicted infants and toddlers who were being sexually abused by an adult, authorities said.
Winter was charged with 200 felony counts of possessing child pornography as well as one count of criminal use of a communications facility.
He was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Paul N. Leo, who set bail at $250,000 unsecured, and Winter was released.
A preliminary hearing is set for June 25 before Judge Leo.
The case will be prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Caroline Goldstein, a member of the Family Protection Unit.
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