Mont Clare Man Had Child Pornography: Montgomery County Detective

UPPER PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP, PA — A Mont Clare man is accused of possessing hundreds of pornographic images of children, including infants and toddlers.

Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced today charges against Alan Jordan, 34, of Mont Clare in Upper Providence Township, alleging Jordan possessed 242 images of child pornography, including images involving toddlers and infants.

An investigation began in April when the Montgomery County Detective Bureau received a tip from Google via the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

The April 16 tip reported that a Google account holder had uploaded two images of child pornography to their account on or about March 15. The investigation of the account led detectives to obtain the computer IP address, which was traced to the defendant's residence in Mont Clare, the Montgomery County D.A.'s office reported.

A Montgomery County Detective Bureau officer who'd followed the tip described his knowledge and how the digital trail led to a Mont Clare address, 1412 Meadowview Lane. Officials obtained a search warrant for the residence on June 18 and when they arrived there, Jordan allegedly refused to open the door.

The district attorney's said detectives forced their way into the residence and found the defendant attempting to hide his cellphone. They then secured the defendant's electronic devices, including a Samsung Galaxy cellphone, which was locked and the defendant refused to provide the password.

Using a specialized service, the password for the cellphone was determined, and the phone was unlocked, the district attorney's report said. A forensic analysis of the cellphone by detectives found that it contained 242 images of boys and girls engaged in sexual acts and in sexual poses. Some of the children appeared to be infants and toddlers, according to the D.A.

Jordan is charged with 100 felony counts of possessing child pornography and 100 counts of criminal use of a communications facility. He was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Richard H. Welsh, who set bail at $50,000 unsecured along with the provision that the defendant was to have no contact with children.

A preliminary hearing is set for 9 a.m., Nov. 18.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Allison Ruth, who is the Captain of the Family Protection Unit.

Major Crimes Detectives of the Montgomery County Detective Bureau, along with specially trained and sworn detectives from police departments in Montgomery County, routinely work with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force to protect children from Internet predators by aggressively and proactively investigating Internet crimes that exploit children.