Allegheny County Man Among Child Porn Arrests Sweeping PA: Attorney General

A Ross Township man is among four arrested across Pennsylvania this week on child pornography charges, according to Attorney General Kathleen Kane.

Allegheny County’s Matthew McClure, 28, was arrested in Ross Township on Tuesday after officials said they found that an IP address associated with child pornography originated from a residence on Amity Road.

Multiple images of child pornography were found on his computer, the Attorney General’s Computer Forensic Unit said.

McClure turned away from cameras after he was arrested, multiple news outlets reported.

Kirby Hower, 33, of Whitehall, had his child porn-filled computer detected on a peer-to-peer network, Kane’s office said.

A search of his residence at 525 Jefferson Street revealed multiple child pornography images on his computer, according to officials.

Hower will be charged with five counts of distribution of child pornography, 30 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of criminal use of a communications facility (cell phone), according to the attorney general.

Two other child pornography suspects were arrested in Westmoreland County, the Attorney General said.

Timothy Dionisi, 22, and Kenneth Hensley, 27, are both in jail on child pornography charges.