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Driver Charged In 7-Year-Old's Fatal Fall From Pickup Truck In MontCo: DA Driver Charged In 7-Year-Old's Fatal Fall From Pickup Truck In MontCo: DA
Driver Charged In 7-Year-Old's Fatal Fall From Pickup Truck In MontCo: DA A 48-year-old man is facing charges several weeks after a 7-year-old girl fell to her death from the bed of his pickup truck in Montgomery County, authorities said. Andres Marin, 48, of Plymouth Meeting, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, homicide by vehicle, and related offenses in the Tuesday, Aug. 22 fatality, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. The girl and four other neighborhood children, ages 6 to 11, were riding their bikes and scooters outside when they asked Marin, who was a neighbor, to give them a ride in the back of his white 1996 Subaru …

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Man Tried Meeting Undercover Agent Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl For Sex: DA PA Man Tried Meeting Undercover Agent Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl For Sex: DA
PA Man Tried Meeting Undercover Agent Posing As 13-Year-Old Girl For Sex: DA A Montgomery County man was arrested after he tried meeting with an undercover agent acting as a 13-year-old girl for sex, authorities announced. Mark Morris, 56, of King of Prussia, responded to the agent on social media after he posted "Bored... Entertain me," on Nov. 11 at 9:37 a.m.,  Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Conshohocken Borough Police Chief George Metz said. The conversation included talking about meeting in person and the sex acts that he wanted to perform on her, authorities said.  The back-and-forth text conversation continued throughout the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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MontCo Man Investigated For Child Porn Secretly Filmed Women During Sex, DA Says MontCo Man Investigated For Child Porn Secretly Filmed Women During Sex, DA Says
MontCo Man Investigated For Child Porn Secretly Filmed Women During Sex, DA Says A Montgomery County man who was being investigated for child pornography is also facing charges for secretly filming videos of adult women during his sexual encounters, authorities said. Authorities received a pair of cyber tips from National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding two Dropbox accounts in April 2021, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. An investigation confirmed the files were child porn, and the account and internet subscriber info for the IP address were traced to David Allshouse, 28, in Lower Frederick, authorities said. …

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by Nicole Acosta
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DA: Hatboro Man Arrested On Felony Charges For Having More Than 4K Photos, Videos Of Child Porn DA: Hatboro Man Arrested On Felony Charges For Having More Than 4K Photos, Videos Of Child Porn
DA: Hatboro Man Arrested On Felony Charges For Having More Than 4K Photos, Videos Of Child Porn A 59-year-old Hatboro man was arrested on felony charges for possessing more than 4,000 pictures and videos of child pornography including infants and toddlers, authorities said. 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 …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Mother Charged In Fatal Collegeville Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Daughter By Son Mother Charged In Fatal Collegeville Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Daughter By Son
Mother Charged In Fatal Collegeville Shooting Of 12-Year-Old Daughter By Son A mother has been charged in connection to the fatal shooting of her 12-year-old daughter by her son in a Collegeville home earlier this month, authorities said. Daisy Vasquez, 31, turned herself in to police Monday and is facing third-degree felony charges of endangering welfare of children, possession of a firearm by a minor–responsibility of adult, and hindering apprehension or prosecution, and other related charges, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Upper Providence Township Police Chief Mark A. Toomey. An investigation discovered that the ch…

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by Nicole Acosta
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DA: Pennsylvania Man Busted With 7,000 Child Porn Images, Most Sex Abuse Of Babies, Toddlers DA: Pennsylvania Man Busted With 7,000 Child Porn Images, Most Sex Abuse Of Babies, Toddlers
DA: Pennsylvania Man Busted With 7,000 Child Porn Images, Most Sex Abuse Of Babies, Toddlers A 63-year-old Pennsylvania man was busted with more than 7,000 child porn images -- most of which depicted toddlers and babies being sexually abused, authorities said Tuesday. The Montgomery County Detective Bureau received 25 cybertips from Google routed through the Delaware County ICAC Task Force concerning an account that contained more than 500 images of child sexual assault imagery depicting children in sexual acts and in sexual poses, District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. The cybertip provided detectives with the user account information, including the computer IP add…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Charges Upgraded For PA Dad Accused Of 'Deeply Disturbing' Anal Rape Death Of Infant Daughter Charges Upgraded For PA Dad Accused Of 'Deeply Disturbing' Anal Rape Death Of Infant Daughter
Charges Upgraded For PA Dad Accused Of 'Deeply Disturbing' Anal Rape Death Of Infant Daughter Charges have been upgraded for a 29-year-old Montgomery County dad who authorities said anally raped his 10-month-old daughter, killing her by way of blunt force head trauma. Austin Stevens, of Lower Providence Township, is accused of anally raping baby Zara Scruggs, who died hours after the incident at the hospital Oct. 4, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Stevens was initially charged with involuntary sexual intercourse, rape of a child, aggravated assault, child endangerment and aggravated indecent assault. Following this week's return of forensic test results t…

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by Cecilia Levine