A Levittown doctor was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges.
Credit: Penndel Police
Quentin Parker, 36, of Bristol Township, is a physician working with Aria Health, police told LevittownNow.com on Friday morning. The 36-year-old doctor was charged with dissemination of photos or films of child sex acts, child pornography and criminal use of communication facility.
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Penndel Police Chief Joseph Scisio, who spearheaded the investigation, said it was his understanding Parker was a resident at the hospital and worked mostly in the emergency room.
Between April 19 and June 3, Parker downloaded 58 images and video files depicting female children between the ages 9 to 13 engaged in sex acts, police allege in court papers.
An FBI agent interviewed the doctor and, according to court papers, Parker admitted to downloading and viewing child pornography.
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Investigators from the FBI, Bristol Township and Penndel raided Parker’s Dark Leaf Lane home in Bristol Township’s Levittown section on Thursday. A neighbor said authorities took the doctor into custody and walked out with bags of evidence. Police said in court papers they discovered more alleged child pornography on computers in the house.
A neighbor, who wished to remain anonymous, said authorities “swarmed” the neighborhood. She added investigators took photographs and items from the house Thursday evening.
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Parker was arraigned and sent to Bucks County prison on 10 percent of $150,000 bail.
LevittownNow.com is awaiting comment from Aria Health system, which has hospitals in Falls Township and Philadelphia.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
