Crime & Safety

Child Pornography Charges For Bristol Township Man

The 21-year-old is charged with using a messaging app to distribute photos and videos containing child pornography.

Brendon Lauff faces several third-degree felony charges, including possession of child pornography and criminal use of a communication facility.
Brendon Lauff faces several third-degree felony charges, including possession of child pornography and criminal use of a communication facility. (Bucks County District Attorney's Office)

LEVITTOWN, PA — 21-year-old Brendon Vladimir Lauff was charged on Friday with possessing and disseminating videos and images of child pornography.

Bucks County Detectives began investigating on March 16, when they received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. According to the tip, a user had uploaded several pornographic images to Kik Messenger, a free messaging app.

A subpoena served to the internet service provider led detectives to Lauff’s home in Bristol Township, police said. Detectives found evidence that between Jan. 30 and Feb. 15 of this year, Lauff possessed and shared photos and videos of child pornography through private messages or messaging groups on the app.

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Lauff has been charged with multiple third-degree felonies: dissemination of photo or film of child sex acts, possession of child pornography, and criminal use of a communication facility.

He was arraigned on Friday and sent to Bucks County Correctional Facility in lieu of 10 percent of $500,000 bail.

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Assistant District Attorney Jovin Jose is the prosecutor assigned to this case. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, June 30.

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