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Montco Man Charged With 100 Counts Of Child Porn Possession: DA Montco Man Charged With 100 Counts Of Child Porn Possession: DA
Montco Man Charged With 100 Counts Of Child Porn Possession: DA A Montgomery County man will answer more than 100 felony charges of child pornography possession, District Attorney Kevin Steele announced.  Christopher Matton, 25, of Horsham, was arrested Thursday, March 2, and arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Jay S. Friedenberg, the DA said.  The charges follow an investigation that began last year, when social media site Reddit alerted the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to suspicious activity from an account, Steele said. From there, county detectives traced the account's IP address to Matton's Easton Road h…

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by Mac Bullock
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Pennsylvania Man Admits To Luring Women Online To Handcuff, Rape Them: AG Pennsylvania Man Admits To Luring Women Online To Handcuff, Rape Them: AG
Pennsylvania Man Admits To Luring Women Online To Handcuff, Rape Them: AG A year after he was charged, a Patton Township man has admitted to raping and sexually assaulting six women that he met online, according to a release by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022.  Kevin P. Mullen has pleaded guilty to charges related to the rape and sexual assault of six women over a nine-year period, 2012 through March 2021. **WARNING THE FOLLOWING DETAILS MIGHT BE DISTURBING TO SOME READERS*** The 50-year-old man used social networking platforms to connect with his victims, advertising that he was looking for a “cleaner” or “someone t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Parole, Probation Officer From Delaware Admits To Downloading Child Porn In Pennsylvania: DA Parole, Probation Officer From Delaware Admits To Downloading Child Porn In Pennsylvania: DA
Parole, Probation Officer From Delaware Admits To Downloading Child Porn In Pennsylvania: DA A Lancaster County Probation and Parole officer was arrested on child pornography-related charges on Friday, Oct. 28, the County District Attorney's office announced on Monday, Oct. 31.  Deric Paul Lilly, 45, previously of the 300 block of W. Charlotte Street in Manor Township, but now living in Delaware, was charged with four felony counts of possessing child pornography and two felony counts of criminal use of a communication facility.  Detectives in Lancaster County had received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding an account that was used…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Human Body Parts' Purchased On Facebook By Pennsylvania Man Police Say 'Human Body Parts' Purchased On Facebook By Pennsylvania Man Police Say
'Human Body Parts' Purchased On Facebook By Pennsylvania Man Police Say A 40-year-old man purchased human body parts from a woman in Arkansas using Facebook, police in Pennsylvania say.  Jeremy Pauley has been under investigation by local police and the FBI since the East Pennsboro Township police first received a call of "suspicious activity" in the 200 block of North Enola Road around 7 a.m. on June 14, according to a release by the department.  The local police worked with the FBI Harrisburg, FBI Scranton, FBI Arkansas, Arkansas State Police, Cumberland County Coroners office, Cumberland County Forensics Division, Bloomsburg Police Department,…

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by Jillian Pikora
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FBI Arrests Philadelphia Private School Teacher On Child Pornography Charges FBI Arrests Philadelphia Private School Teacher On Child Pornography Charges
FBI Arrests Philadelphia Private School Teacher On Child Pornography Charges A Philadelphia private school teacher is the subject of an FBI investigation for child pornography, authorities said. Andrew Wolf, 41, was taken into custody on Oct. 7 after FBI agents served a search warrant. He is facing multiple counts of possessing and distributing child pornography, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.  Wolf, who taught mathematics at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, is accused of using his school email address to upload suspected child pornography onto his account, according to a criminal complaint obtained by 6abc.  The online storage company…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bucks County Man Shared Child Porn Via Online Messaging App, DA Says Bucks County Man Shared Child Porn Via Online Messaging App, DA Says
Bucks County Man Shared Child Porn Via Online Messaging App, DA Says A 21-year-old Bucks County man was arrested for sharing child porn over an online messaging app, authorities said. Brendon Vladimir Lauff, of Bristol Township, possessed and shared numerous images and videos of child porn between Jan. 30 and Feb. 15, the Bucks County DA's Office said. An investigation was launched March 16, after authorities received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that a Kik user uploaded several files to the server, the DA's office said. A subpoena was served on the internet service provided and traced to a Bristol Township home whe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DA: Horsham Man Had 1,000+ Child Porn Pics, Including Some Of Kids Under 5 Years Old DA: Horsham Man Had 1,000+ Child Porn Pics, Including Some Of Kids Under 5 Years Old
DA: Horsham Man Had 1,000+ Child Porn Pics, Including Some Of Kids Under 5 Years Old A Horsham man was arrested after authorities found more than 1,000 images of child pornography on his devices, including some depicting children under the age of 5 years old, officials said Tuesday. Detectives were conducting an online investigation to identify individuals possessing and sharing child pornography using a peer-to-peer file sharing network in September 2020, when Xing Jian Ge, 23, was identified as a potential subject, the Montgomery County DA's Office said. A specific IP address that had shared 32 child porn files from Sept. 1 to Sept. 21 using a direct connection was t…

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by Cecilia Levine