A 30-year-old Delaware County man received a state prison sentence of 14 to 40 years for child pornography possession and criminal use of a communications facility.
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas Judge James F. Nilon, Jr. imposed the sentence on Patrick E. Alpaugh of Upper Chichester on Friday, Sept. 23, said a press release from the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office.
Delaware County Det. Kenneth Bellis of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) executed a warrant on Aug. 21, 2015, at Alpaugh’s residence with the assistance of Upper Chichester police, the release said.
As a result of the search, investigators seized two hard drives. A forensic examination located 147 images of apparent child pornography. A majority of the images found in Alpaugh’s possession depicted infants and toddlers as well as children under 12 years of age; some of the photos depicted children in bondage.
The investigation began in November 2014 when Maryland authorities received a tip from the National Center for Exploited and Missing Children about possible child pornography. Subsequent searches of two residences in Elkton, Md., led to child pornography charges against Alpaugh in Maryland in August 2015, the criminal complaint said.
Information from Maryland police launched the probe in Delaware County. Alpaugh was a registered sex offender in Pennsylvania with a previous conviction for a child pornography-related crime, the complaint said.
According to the complaint, Delaware County detectives found more than 10,000 images and 550 videos of child pornography when they executed search warrants at Alpaugh’s Upper Chichester residence.
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