Crime & Safety
Hatboro Man Had Thousands Of Child Porn Images: DA
David Winter's cache included images of infants and toddlers being abused, police said.
HATBORO, PA — A Hatboro man faces felony charges after authorities said they found thousands of images and videos of child pornography on his computer.
David Winter, 59, faces more than 200 felony counts of possessing child pornography.
An investigation into Winter began back on March 19 when Yahoo sent local detectives a tip, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said.
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A trace of the IP address led to Winter's Drexel Road home in Hatboro, police said. When a warrant was served on April 22, a total of 4,797 illicit images and videos were found on his computer, tablet, thumb drives, and cell phone, according to authorities.
Many of the images contained children under the age of 13, and some portrayed infants and toddlers being sexually abused by an adult, police said.
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Winter posted $250,000 bail and was released. A preliminary hearing is set for June 25.
Story by Justin Heinze
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