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Ex-PA State Rep Candidate Who Ran ‘To Fight For The People’ Gets Decades For Child Porn: DA Ex-PA State Rep Candidate Who Ran ‘To Fight For The People’ Gets Decades For Child Porn: DA
Ex-PA State Rep Candidate Who Ran ‘To Fight For The People’ Gets Decades For Child Porn: DA A former Pennsylvania state representative candidate who once campaigned on "fighting for the people" has been sentenced to up to 50 years in state prison for collecting and distributing child sexual abuse material, authorities announced Tuesday, March 4. Matthew Christopher Schutter, 54, of South Whitehall Township (previously of Allentown and Jim Thorpe, according to his social media), was exposed as a predator after a months-long investigation that started when Google flagged videos of child rape linked to his email and reported him to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Childre…
Multiple Infant Porn Videos Among 100+ Child Abuse Images Found In PA Multiple Infant Porn Videos Among 100+ Child Abuse Images Found In PA
Multiple Infant Porn Videos Among 100+ Child Abuse Images Found In PA A Philadelphia man was caught with over 100 images and videos of child sexual abuse material on his phone, Montgomery County authorities announced on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Anthony Carr-Pierce, 38, was arrested following an investigation by the Montgomery County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The probe began when the messaging app Kik flagged a user for uploading more than 60 suspected child abuse videos across three accounts, prosecutors said. Detectives traced the IP address to Carr-Pierce’s cellphone and obtained a search warrant on Feb. 10, officials said. A forensic examinat…
Child Pornography Found During Raid In South Central PA: Police Child Pornography Found During Raid In South Central PA: Police
Child Pornography Found During Raid In South Central PA: Police An Akron man is behind bars after investigators found child pornography on his electronic devices, West Earl Township police announced on Thursday, Feb. 6. Christopher Hammerstone, 30, was taken into custody following a months-long investigation into child exploitation, according to authorities. Police received a tip that child pornography was being downloaded from the internet, leading detectives to a home in Akron Borough. Officers obtained a court-approved search warrant and raided Hammerstone’s residence on Dec. 10, 2024, with assistance from the Lancaster County Digital Forensic Unit, …