Billerica Man Allegedly Admits To Recording Himself Sexually Assaulting Boys

LOWELL, MA — A 42-year-old Billerica man is being held on $100,000 cash bail after he admitted to police he collected hundreds of child pornography files and videotaped himself sexually assaulting two young boys, according to court documents.

In Lowell District Court on Friday, Philip S. Toronto, 42, of Billerica, had a scheduled probable-cause hearing continued until April 24 while the Middlesex District Attorney's Office reviews the case for possible indictment.

At his arraignment on March 1, Toronto pleaded not guilty to two counts each of posing/exhibiting a child in a sexual act and possession of child pornography.

According to court documents, State Police report that on Nov. 22, 2016, the State Police Computer Crimes Unit forwarded six cybertips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding several digital images of alleged child pornography that had been uploaded using Skype.com. The IP address was traced back to Toronto's home on Nashua Road, according to State Police.

State and Billerica police obtained a search warrant for the home, which was presented to Toronto. State Police say that Toronto admitted he uploaded hundreds of child pornography files and that he engaged in sex with two different underage males multiple times, videotaping the events using a digital camera and cell phone.

In viewing one of Toronto's alleged homemade videos, State Police say they saw a young boy, between the age of 4 and 6, engaging in a sex act with an adult male who has a distinctive "spot pattern'' on his genitals, according to court documents.

Police also viewed a digital file that showed Toronto setting up a video camera in his basement. After the camera is set up, a boy between the ages of 4 and 6 is shown removing his pants and exposing his genitals, court documents state.

On an HP desktop computer, police found digital video files of boys, ages 8 to 10, being sexually abused by an adult male, court documents state.

Police also seized hundreds of digital files of child pornography on several devices located in the home, according to court documents.

Photo of Philip S. Toronto in Lowell District Court by Lisa Redmond/lisa.redmond@patch.com.