Penndel Borough Police Chief Joseph Sciscio has made another local arrest in his quest to hunt down those downloading child pornography to their computers.
James Chrzanowski, 67, of Levittown, was charged with disseminating photos or film of child sex acts, possession of child pornography, and criminal use of a communication facility.
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As noted in a criminal complaint, from January 14 through March 11, undercover investigators discovered that more than one hundred video files of children engaging in sexual acts had been downloaded to Chrzanowski’s computer, located in the Snowball Gate section in Middletown.
On Tuesday, April 18 shortly before 6 p.m., Sciscio, accompanied with other law enforcement officers, executed a search warrant at the home of Chrzanowski. According to court records, during an interview with the man he admitted to owning the black Gateway desktop computer and Toshiba external hard drive located in his home office. Chrzanowski told officers that he had used the computer and external hard drive to download, view, and save the child pornographic material for the last 15 years.
Numerous images and videos of child abuse material were found by officers on the devices, police said.
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Chrzanowski has been arraigned and released on $50,000 unsecured bail. He awaits a preliminary hearing with District Judge John Kelly.
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.
