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Central PA School Bus Driver Caught With Child Porn, Police Say
A 56-year-old school bus driver has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies related to child pornography, police announced late Thursday night. Philip Fry of the 1100 block of Oberlin Road, Middletown, Lower Swatara Township was arrested following a warranted search of his home. The search was conducted by the Derry Township Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Investigators, along with Detectives from the Dauphin County Criminal Investigation Division. The search was part of a larger investigation after receiving tips about Child Sexual Abuse Material. During the …
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Pennsylvania Child Porn Manufacturer Convicted: AG
A Northampton County man was convicted at jury trial on dozens of felony counts related to child pornography, according to prosecutors. Zebbelin Standish, 36, was found guilty of more than 50 charges of possession of child pornography, four counts of dissemination, and criminal use of a communications facility following a four-day trial, said the state Attorney General's Office. Investigators said Standish uploaded the videos to social media and that "additional images and videos" were found during a search of his phone. After his verdict, Standish's bail was raised …
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VA Man Who Solicited Explicit Images From Kids Online Charged In PA: Police
A 34-year-old Virginia man is facing charges in Pennsylvania for chatting with juveniles online and soliciting explicit images from them, authorities said. The tips regarding Jesse Abercrombie, of Stafford, came in to the Stafford County Sheriff's Computer Crime Unit in October 2023, Sheriff David Decatur said. "The tips involved a possible Stafford man communicating with juveniles over social media in an attempt to solicit explicit images from them," Decatur said. "These tips continued into January 2024. Through their combined efforts, ICAC and Detective Martin were able to ide…
Police & Fire
Convicted Stalker Has Child Porn Stash On Computer, Ephrata Police Say
An Ephrata man has a stash of child pornography on his home computer, police announced on Monday, March 4. The police received a tip that led them to investigate Gregory Allen Drake, 64 of 55 West Franklin Street, earlier this year. Child pornography was found on his home computer and he "admitted to detectives that he was in possession of child pornography," as stated in the police release. On February 7, 2024, Drake was charged with three felony counts of Possession of Child Pornography and a felony for Criminal Use of a Communication Facility the police said and court records conf…
Police & Fire
Manheim Man Had So Much Child Porn Police Server Couldn't Download It, Affidavit
A 33-year-old man has been charged with eight charges of felony child pornography, police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Justin Michael Lowe of the 100 block of Sunny Slope Lane in Penn Township, Manheim was found "in possession of the child pornography" between Oct. 10, 2023, and Jan. 1, 2024, as the Northern Lancaster County Regional police stated in the release. The pornography was found in a Dropbox uploaded by Lowe in an account with the user name, "Justin Elow," as stated in the affidavit of probable cause. The majority of the videos and photos fou…
Police & Fire
Teen Admits Sharing Child Porn On Discord: Manheim Twp. Police In Affidavit
An 18-year-old man is accused of both uploading and downloading child pornography on the chatting app/website Discord, Manheim Township police announced on Feb. 9. Malik Jaden Sams of the 400 block of Delp Road in Lancaster began being investigated after authorities received multiple Cyper Tipline reports of an IP address in the home where he lived and the account "ZackDaRat#7143" which he later admitted to using, according to the affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice. He both uploaded and downloaded images of child pornography between January and March 2023, the police …
Police & Fire
PA Man Used Photo Of Son's Former Teacher In Soliciting Sex From 13-Year-Old, Affidavit Shows
Authorities have released chats between undercover officers posing as a 13-year-old girl and a Montgomery County man asking for sexual favors. Thomas Bowes, 39, of Lansdale, became the center of an investigation in October 2023, following a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, according to the criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. ** WARNING: The following news story contains disturbing and graphic information that depicts the sexual abuse of small children ** Montgomery County investigators created profiles on the social media app Whisper, and began engaging with…
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Infant Child Porn Among 2K+ Images Found On Manheim Man Also Charged In Cold Case: DA
A search warrant at the home of a man — charged in a cold case of sexual assault of two children — led the Pennsylvania State Police to over two thousand images of child pornography, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Eric Dorwart, 54, of the 500 block of Pleasure Road in Manheim Township has been charged for the second time in three months for sexually assaulting children, the DA explained. Dorwart was matched by DNA to the cold case assault of a boy and girl on West Newport Road, Gordonville, Leacock on April 4th, 1997, acc…
Police & Fire
Lebanon Mom Allegedly Recorded Video Of Her 7-Year-Old Girl's Rape, DA Says
The mom who supposedly found a video of her 7-year-old daughter being sexually assaulted is now accused of making the recording herself, the Lebanon County District Attorney explained in a release on Tuesday. In a joint release by Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf and Chief County Detective Jonathan Hess it was announced that the mother of the girl who was allegedly raped by Edward Lee Williams, Ariel Hiestand, has been charged in connection with the abuse. The release stated that when she "became aware of the abuse at the hands of Edward Williams [... she] to…
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Predator Hunters Get Chambersburg Babysitter To Admit Abusing Nonverbal Boy: Affidavit
A "self-employed nanny" and babysitter who secretly sexually assaulted his clients' children and had a vast collection of child porn was caught by a group of predator hunters, Pennsylvania State Police detail in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. Dominic Barbagallo, 43, of the 700 block of Broad Street in Chambersburg (according to court documents; Gettysburg according to the Adams County District Attorney's Office), was first contacted by a self-proclaimed predator hunter posing as a child in a chat group on Dec. 18, 2023, troopers detailed in the criminal complaint. The hunter …
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Elizabethtown Accountant Found With Child Porn 4 Times, Heads To Prison: DA
A Lancaster County accountant has pleaded to possessing child pornography — again, authorities announced on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Phillip Keith Miller, 64, of the 800 block of Rutts Road, West Donegal Township, is heading to prison for 18 to 36 years after his employees found the images on his work computer, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office explained in the release. Miller was previously sentenced to serve three consecutive five-year probation sentences for possessing over 70 videos and over 500 photos of child pornography at his business located at Philip K…
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Man Admits To Filming Child Rapes In Multiple Counties, Lancaster DA Says
A man has admitted to raping a child in his care and filming it, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announce on Monday, Jan. 8. On Wednesday, Jan. 3, Arturo Aleman, 47, of the 100 block of Green Street, Lancaster, admitted to raping a child in his care in Lancaster and Berks counties from 2016 through 2022. When the girl was just 14 years old she "disclosed the abuse to Lancaster City Bureau of Police Detective Jessica Higgins, who began her investigation in Oct. 2022," the DA explained. The abuse happened from when the girl was approximately 8 years old…
Police & Fire
Infant Assault Found In 2K+ Images On NJ Man Who Teaches Music In Bucks: DA
More than 2,000 images of child pornography — including sexual assaults of infants — were found on a New Jersey man's phone when police came to interview him at one of the Pennsylvania schools where he works. Christopher Bygott, 47 Mulberry Avenue, Hamilton, NJ was charged and briefly held on Dec. 19 after a 50-day investigation into files uploaded by Bygott's Gmail account on the Pennsbury School District's IP address after the Bucks County District Attorney's Office received CyberTips from Amazon.com Inc. Bygott, a Curriculum Coordinator for …
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Child Rapist Found Hanging In Dauphin County Prison Cell ID'd: Officials
A registered sex offender awaiting a preliminary hearing in a child pornography case has been found dead in his cell at the Dauphin County Prison, officials told Daily Voice on Monday night. Christopher Keith Phy, 38, most recently of the 7800 block of Manor Drive, West Hanover Township, Harrisburg, died from what prison officials are calling an "apparent suicide," as stated in the release from the Dauphin County Prison emailed to Daily Voice by Dauphin County Communications Director Jennifer Fitch. A fellow inmate found Phy hanging in an empty cell – which was used as a bat…
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PA Man Charged One Week After He Allegedly Distributed Child Porn: Indictment
Only one week after a South Central Pennsylvania man was allegedly distributing child pornography he was arrested on related charges, the US Department of Justice announced on Friday, Dec. 1. Michael "Mike" Lee Carbaugh, 37, of Mount Wolf, was allegedly distributed child pornography from Nov. 3rd through the 7th, as well as possessed child pornography on Nov. 15 when he was arrested, federal and state court documents obtained by Daily Voice detail. Detective Mark E. Baker with the Northern York County Regional Police Department in Dover Pennsylvania arrested Carbaugh on the…
Police & Fire
PA Comcast User Caught On Kik With Child Porn: Police
A Lancaster County man was caught uploading child pornography police announced on Monday, Dec. 4. Michael Edward Fine used his home internet connection to post child pornography onto the app KIK in October, local police found out from the Internet Crimes Against Children through a Cybertip, as explained in the police release. Through an investigation, the New Holland police learned that Fine "upload[ed] multiple videos containing child pornography" using his Comcast IP address, as stated in the release. A search warrant was issued and executed at Fine's home in the 100 block of East …
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PA Man Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Toddler, Tweens Held On $20M Bond: DA
A Pennsylvania resident accused of sexually abusing multiple children and filming the acts is being held on a $20 million bond, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday, Nov. 28. Brian Nathaniel Harris, of Bristol Borough, faces more than 160 criminal charges — most of them felonies — related to sexual assault and child pornography dissemination, according to prosecutors. Harris first came under investigation on Oct. 31 when Bucks detectives received an online tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, authorities said. …
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Mini Golf Manager 'Engaged In Sex Acts' With Teen Co-Worker: PA State Police
A man who had worked with children at schools, church, and a mini golf course has been arrested on charges related to the sexual abuse of children, authorities announced on Tuesday, Nov. 21. David Preston Griffith, 28 of Strasburg Township, has only been under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police for child sex abuse allegations since Oct. 2023, and although these cases can take years, video evidence and cooperation of the schools and the business where he worked help speed up the investigation. Griffith worked for Lancaster's Phoenix Academy and volunteered with Lampeter-Stras…
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Teen's Computer Full Of Hundreds Of Child Porn Images, Police In PA Say
A teenage boy has admitted to having hundreds of child pornography images in his possession, police announced on Monday, Nov. 20. The unidentified 18-year-old Mount Joy Borough resident has been accused of committing pornography-related crimes when he was 17 years old. After a lengthy investigation, detectives found "photos and videos stored on multiple devices" in the teen's home, the Mount Joy Borough Police Department stated in the release. When the police questioned him about the photos and videos found in his home, he "admitted to downloading, storing and viewing hundreds …
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'Adopt Me' Sign On 7-Year-Old Leads PA Officers To Abandoned Toddlers: Police
A 7-year-old girl's plea for help has landed her mother serious charges, police announced on Friday, Nov. 17. What should have been a quiet night on a culdesac, took a sudden turn when a young girl arrived at a neighbor's home with a sign asking them to "please adopt me," around 8:46 p.m. on Nov. 8, according to the Chambersburg police. The neighbor called the police to report the girl as a "found person," as stated in the police release. When an officer arrived, the young girl agreed to walk to her home in the 330 block of Lantern Lane. The officer got to the girl's…
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15-Year-Old Girl Assaulted, Filmed After 'Pattern Of Grooming Behavior' By Shippensburg Man: DA
A 39-year-old man has been convicted on several charges for raping a 15-year-old girl on multiple occasions and filming it, authorities announced on Friday. William Bradford Ross of Newville was 30 years old when he began to pursue his neighbor's 15-year-old daughter in 2015. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE DISTURBING** During the two-day trial, "testimony revealed that Ross had moved into the Shippensburg area" after getting close with the neighbors, he "demonstrated a pattern of grooming behaviors, which culminated in him subjecting the 15-year-old child to frequent oral, anal, and v…
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Central PA Man Accused Of Tampering Evidence In Child Porn Investigation
A Denver man has been charged with tampering evidence in a child pornography investigation in Ephrata, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Brian Christopher Robinson was under investigation after a tip that he may have downloaded child pornography was sent to the Ephrata police in August. A warranted search was conducted at the 27-year-old's apartment in the 50 block of Michael Lane, the police explained. "Child pornography was found on an electronic device owned by Robinson," the police said. The download happened on August 25, according to court documents. He was arr…
Police & Fire
PA Man Sought On Multiple Child Sex Abuse Charges: Troopers
Pennsylvania State Police are looking for a Northumberland County man wanted on several felony sex abuse charges. David George Glatfelter is charged with felony sexual assault on a person 11 or older, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a person under 16, felony aggravated indecent assault, corruption of minors, child pornography, criminal use of a communications facility, and indecent assault of a person under 16, according to troopers. Police said the alleged offenses occurred at Glatfelter's Coal Township home over the last year. The 34-year-old is though…
Police & Fire
Ex-PA Youth Baseball President Caught Creating Child Porn: AG
A further investigation into the former president of the Waynesboro Youth Baseball League has revealed another sexual assault on a child and secret recordings of both children and adults naked in his home, according to a release by the Pennsylvania Attorney General on Oct. 12. Justin Travis Biser, 44 of Waynesboro, previously was arrested for allegedly committing numerous sex crimes on teenage girls and spilling government secrets, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. In addition to the sexual abuse of three children and an adult, he was also accused of sharing confidenti…
Schools
'American Cultures' Teacher, PA Dad Admits To Uploading Child Porn To Kik
The former eighth-grade "American Cultures" teacher at Hershey Middle School, Arthur "Art" Neal Titzel has pleaded guilty and been sentenced after being caught uploading videos of child pornography to the social media app Kik, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. The 53-year-old from Camp Hill is "a teacher of American history interested in the many stories that tell us who we are and where we came from," according to one of his many social media accounts. Apparently, social media is what got him in trouble as the Pennsylvania Attorney General's office charged hi…
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Former NJ Fire Chief Sentenced For Downloading 100+ Child Porn Images in PA
A retired New Jersey fire chief was found with 111 images and videos of child pornography downloaded onto his home computer in Plainfield, Pennsylvania, according to the Cumberland County District Attorney. Frank Edward Svitak, 65, was investigated after a cybertip was sent to the police when he initially began downloading the pornography, the DA explains. Judge Jessica Brewbaker has sentenced him to serve two to four years in a Pennsylvania state correctional institution. Once he is released, he will also be required to register with Megan's Law sex offender list, the DA stated…
Police & Fire
New York Sex Offender Caught With Child Porn: Pennsylvania State Police
A 57-year-old sex offender from New York has been caught with child porn in Pennsylvania. James Dale Blankenship was convicted of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl in 1995, according to the New York Sex Offender registry. After serving six months in a Jamestown City jail he was released to serve five years of probation, the NY records show. After moving to Pennsylvania in the early 2000s he was caught failing to register as a sex offender and making related violations a few times, serving time in Pennsylvania prisons, according to court records with the state. &nbs…
Police & Fire
Bucks County Woman Who Had Child Porn Charged With 16 Counts Of Child Sex Abuse: Police
A Sellersville woman is charged with more than a dozen felony counts related to child sex abuse, Perkasie police say. Stephanie L. Chubb, 30, was arraigned Thursday, Sept. 7 on charges of child pornography, dissemination, corruption of minors, indecent assault, and related offenses, according to the department and state court records. She was remanded to the Bucks County Prison in lieu of a $500,000 bond, police added. Authorities say they have identified one victim but believe there may be more. Anyone with information is asked to call Perkasie police detectives at …
Police & Fire
Ephrata Man Downloads Child Porn For Months: Police
A 21-year-old man was caught with numerous pornographic images of children on his computer — only discovered after a cyber tip, the police announced on Monday, Aug. 28. The cyber tip led police to Matthew Joseph Puleo, who was arrested on Aug. 8, court documents show. An investigation by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department Detective Division found that the Ephrata man possession of digital files downloaded between June 6, 2022, and Aug. 2, 2022. Puleo of the first block of Patience Lane, Clay Township has been charged with felony criminal use…
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PA Teen Sexually Abuses Minors, Police Say
A teenage boy is accused of sexually abusing children in Pennsylvania, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. The unidentified 14-year-old Mount Joy boy was arrested following a police investigation that "uncovered multiple offenses by the defendant over the course of two to three months involving several victims," area police stated in a release. He was charged with the following, according to Mount Joy Borough Police: Two Counts of Sexual Abuse of Children-Photograph/Film/Depict on Computer Sex Act. Sexual Abuse of Children-Possession of Child Pornography. Indecent Assau…
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South Jersey Man, 71, Takes Plea Deal After Philly FBI Finds 45,000 Child Porn Files
A 71-year-old South Jersey man admitted collecting child pornography, federal authorities said. FBI agents reported finding more than 45,000 "videos and images of children being sexually abused" on electronic devices seized during a court-approved search of the Collingswood home of Robert Giles in April 2022, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Rather than risk the consequences of a trial, Giles took a deal from the government, pleading guilty this past week in U.S. District Court in Camden to possession of child pornography, Sellinger said. Chief U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb s…
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