Crime & Safety
Robinson Man Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography Charges
The man had more than a thousand images of child pornography on his computer.
ROBINSON, PA — A Robinson man pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating
federal child exploitation laws, U.S. Attorney Scott Brady's office announced Wednesday.
Anthony Bellisario, 57, pleaded guilty to two counts before U.S. District Judge Robert J. Colville.
As a result of a large-scale, international investigation into the Darknet site "Welcome 2 Video," which offered child sexual exploitation images and videos for sale using the cryptocurrency bitcoin, Bellisario was identified as a user of the website.
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Bellisario downloaded approximately 1,673 files of child pornography and uploaded approximately six files to the website, receiving credits to obtain "free" videos of child sexual abuse
Bellaisaro's laptops contained 1,000 videos and 443 mages of child sexual abuse material; as well as 769 unique videos and 9,340 unique images of child erotica.
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Bellasrio faces up to 20 years in prison. He will be sentenced in January.
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