Crime & Safety

Lafayette Hill Man Busted With Child Porn Of Preteens: DA

A Lafayette Hill man was found hundreds of images of child pornography depicting children between the ages of 2 and 14, the DA said.

Michael Dolan, 40, of Lafayette Hill has been arrested on child porn charges, the DA said.
Michael Dolan, 40, of Lafayette Hill has been arrested on child porn charges, the DA said. (Montgomery County DA's Office)

LAFAYETTE HILL, PA — A Lafayette Hill man has been arrested after being found with numerous videos and photos of child pornography, the Montgomery County District Attorney's office announced on Wednesday.

The investigation began on Dec. 9 after Montgomery County Detectives received several cybertips from Google.

Google uncovered several videos and photos on a Google Drive account that they suspected were child pornography.

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An investigation traced the IP address associated with that Google Drive account to a home on Center Avenue in the Lafayette Hill section of Whitemarsh Township, the DA said.

A search warrant on the home of Michael Dolan, 41, was executed on Wednesday, Dec. 11, police said.

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Inside, they found 137 images of child pornography on his laptop, according to the DA. At least 10 of those images were of children under the age of 13, authorities said.

Police are still analyzing the Dolan's cell phone for further evidence.

Dolan was arraigned Wednesday and charged with distributing and possessing child pornography and related counts. Bail was set at $250,000, which he did not post, and he was booked at Montgomery County Correctional Facility.

Dolan, who was previously sentenced to a year in prison for a DUI, was ordered not to use the Internet and to have no contact with children.

A preliminary hearing is set for Dec. 31.

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