UPDATED: 6:35 p.m., Wednesday:
Middletown police released the following statement:
We are aware of the serious charges that have been filed today against Officer Brian Reeves, and are now conducting an internal investigation. Officer Reeves is suspended without pay until the internal investigation is concluded and the appropriate action is taken, which we expect to happen very quickly. The horrible criminal actions of this one person do not represent what the hardworking men and women of our police department stand for, and do not reflect upon the core values of our agency or anyone associated with it.
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Original Story:
A Middletown police officer has been accused of having child pornography.
Officer Brian Craig Reeves, 52, of Middletown’s Langhorne section, was arraigned before District Judge Daniel Baranoski late Wednesday afternoon on charges of sexual abuse of children and criminal use of a communication facility.
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Bucks County Detectives executed a search warrant on the home, vehicle, and electronic devices belonging to the officer in early June. The investigators turned over the electronic devices to the FBI and uncovered numerous images of children “engaged in sexually provocative positions.” A number of the images were reportedly located on a USB drive found in Reeve’s bedside drawer, according to court papers.
The detectives seized numerous electronic devices from Reeves, including three external hard drives, detectives said.
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Court papers did not detail more about how the investigation started.
Sources said Reeves, a veteran patrolman and K-9 officer, has been suspended from the department due to the investigation.
Reeves was released on $50,000 unsecured bail. The district judge released Reeves on the condition he have no unsupervised contact with minors, access the internet, and continue to take part in residential treatment in Florida.
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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.
