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An investigation began in June 2021 after Chester County detectives received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Delaware County Internet Crimes against Children Task Force, Pennsylvania State Police said.
They were made aware of child pornography uploaded to an internet provider associated with James Jay Martin, of Landenberg, according to state police.
A search of Martin's home turned up about 200 images of girls aged three to 16 engaged in sexual acts or being raped by men on his laptop and two cellphones, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said.
Pennsylvania State Police subsequently arrested him on Jan. 4, 2022.
Martin was arraigned on 100 counts of child pornography and later released after posting 10 percent of $100,000 bail, court records show.
His preliminary hearing is set for later this month.
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