Bradford Man Among Latest
Child Predator Unit Arrests
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that agents from the Attorney General’s Child Predator Unit have made a series of recent arrests, including men from Lehigh, Erie and McKean counties who are all accused of sending sexually explicit webcam videos to what they believed were children. Agents have also filed new criminal charges, related to illegal child pornography, against a Lehigh County man who was arrested in September 2008 after allegedly using the Internet to sexually proposition a child.
Corbett identified the defendants as:
· William C. Moyer, 43, 1854 Siegfriedale Road, Breinigsville, Lehigh County.
· Christopher A. Sims, 25, 6510 East Lake Road, Erie.
· Jonathan E. Farnham, 25, 2 Bushnell St., Bradford.
· Paul A. Marmon, 62, 1897 Molinaro Drive, Allentown.
“Over the past four years the Attorney General’s Child Predator Unit has arrested 189 men who have tried to use the Internet to sexually proposition children,” Corbett said. “Especially now, when winter weather has children spending more time indoors and online, it is vital for parents to regularly discuss computer safety with their children, and urge kids to immediately report anyone who sends them sexually explicit messages, photos or videos.”
William C. Moyer
Corbett said that Moyer is accused of using Instant Message programs and email to send a series of nude photos to an undercover agent who was using the online profile of a 13-year-old girl. The first photos were allegedly sent during their initial online chat.
According to the criminal charges, Moyer instructed the girl to quickly dispose of the nude pictures, telling her, “just remember to delete them so your parents don’t find them and you don’t get in trouble.”
Moyer was arrested on February 4th by agents from the Child Predator Unit, assisted by Pennsylvania State Police.
Moyer is charged with two counts of unlawful contact with a minor and one count of criminal use of a computer, all third-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to seven years in prison and $15,000 fines.
Moyer was preliminarily arraigned on February 4th and lodged in the Lehigh County Prison in lieu of $75,000 straight bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for February 11th, at 1:30 p.m., before Allentown Magisterial District Judge Charles L. Crawford.
Moyer will be prosecuted in Lehigh County by Deputy Attorney General Michael A. Sprow of the Attorney General’s Child Predator Unit.
Christopher A. Sims
Corbett said that Sims allegedly used an Internet chat room to sexually proposition what he believed was a 13-year-old girl, sending her at least six nude webcam videos.
According to the criminal complaint, Sims also proposed to meet the girl and described in graphic detail the sex acts he wished to perform with her.
Sims was arrested on February 4th by agents from the Child Predator Unit, assisted by Pennsylvania State Police.
Sims is charged with six counts of unlawful contact with a minor and one count of criminal use of a computer, all third-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to seven years in prison and $15,000 fines.
Sims was preliminarily arraigned on February 4th and lodged in the Erie County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for February 13th, at 9 a.m., before Erie Magisterial District Judge Mark R. Krahe.
Sims will be prosecuted in Erie County by Deputy Attorney General Michael A. Sprow of the Attorney General’s Child Predator Unit.
Jonathan E. Farnham
Corbett said that Farnham is accused of sexually propositioning an undercover agent who was using the profile of a 13-year-old girl.
According to the criminal complaint, Farnham sent the girl three different webcam videos, all showing him nude and performing sex acts in front of his computer. He also repeatedly expressed a desire to meet the girl for sex, describing in graphic detail the acts he wished to perform with her.
Farnham was arrested on February 5th by agents from the child predator unit, assisted by officers from the Bradford Police Department.
Farnham is charged with three counts of unlawful contact with a minor and one count of criminal use of a computer, all third-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to seven years in prison and $15,000 fines.
Farnham was preliminarily arraigned on February 5th and lodged in the McKean County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for February 25th, at 9 a.m., before Bradford Magisterial District Judge Dominic A. Cercone Jr.
Paul A. Marmon
Agents from the Child Predator Unit have filed 66 new criminal charges against Paul A. Marmon, from Allentown, all related to suspected child pornography that was discovered on Marmon’s computer following his arrest by the Attorney General’s Office in September 2008.
Corbett said the photos and videos were identified following an analysis of Marmon’s computer by the Attorney General’s Computer Forensics Unit. The images all allegedly depict children under the age of 18 engaging in various sex acts.
Marmon was initially arrested on September 2, 2008, after allegedly using the Internet to sexually proposition a 15-year old girl from Montgomery County.
Marmon has waived his preliminary hearing on all charges and is awaiting formal arraignment in Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas.
Corbett thanked the Pennsylvania State Police, Fogelsville and Erie Barracks, along with the Bradford Police Department, for their cooperation and assistance with these investigations.
Corbett identified the defendants as:
· William C. Moyer, 43, 1854 Siegfriedale Road, Breinigsville, Lehigh County.
· Christopher A. Sims, 25, 6510 East Lake Road, Erie.
· Jonathan E. Farnham, 25, 2 Bushnell St., Bradford.
· Paul A. Marmon, 62, 1897 Molinaro Drive, Allentown.
“Over the past four years the Attorney General’s Child Predator Unit has arrested 189 men who have tried to use the Internet to sexually proposition children,” Corbett said. “Especially now, when winter weather has children spending more time indoors and online, it is vital for parents to regularly discuss computer safety with their children, and urge kids to immediately report anyone who sends them sexually explicit messages, photos or videos.”
William C. Moyer
Corbett said that Moyer is accused of using Instant Message programs and email to send a series of nude photos to an undercover agent who was using the online profile of a 13-year-old girl. The first photos were allegedly sent during their initial online chat.
According to the criminal charges, Moyer instructed the girl to quickly dispose of the nude pictures, telling her, “just remember to delete them so your parents don’t find them and you don’t get in trouble.”
Moyer was arrested on February 4th by agents from the Child Predator Unit, assisted by Pennsylvania State Police.
Moyer is charged with two counts of unlawful contact with a minor and one count of criminal use of a computer, all third-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to seven years in prison and $15,000 fines.
Moyer was preliminarily arraigned on February 4th and lodged in the Lehigh County Prison in lieu of $75,000 straight bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for February 11th, at 1:30 p.m., before Allentown Magisterial District Judge Charles L. Crawford.
Moyer will be prosecuted in Lehigh County by Deputy Attorney General Michael A. Sprow of the Attorney General’s Child Predator Unit.
Christopher A. Sims
Corbett said that Sims allegedly used an Internet chat room to sexually proposition what he believed was a 13-year-old girl, sending her at least six nude webcam videos.
According to the criminal complaint, Sims also proposed to meet the girl and described in graphic detail the sex acts he wished to perform with her.
Sims was arrested on February 4th by agents from the Child Predator Unit, assisted by Pennsylvania State Police.
Sims is charged with six counts of unlawful contact with a minor and one count of criminal use of a computer, all third-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to seven years in prison and $15,000 fines.
Sims was preliminarily arraigned on February 4th and lodged in the Erie County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for February 13th, at 9 a.m., before Erie Magisterial District Judge Mark R. Krahe.
Sims will be prosecuted in Erie County by Deputy Attorney General Michael A. Sprow of the Attorney General’s Child Predator Unit.
Jonathan E. Farnham
Corbett said that Farnham is accused of sexually propositioning an undercover agent who was using the profile of a 13-year-old girl.According to the criminal complaint, Farnham sent the girl three different webcam videos, all showing him nude and performing sex acts in front of his computer. He also repeatedly expressed a desire to meet the girl for sex, describing in graphic detail the acts he wished to perform with her.
Farnham was arrested on February 5th by agents from the child predator unit, assisted by officers from the Bradford Police Department.
Farnham is charged with three counts of unlawful contact with a minor and one count of criminal use of a computer, all third-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to seven years in prison and $15,000 fines.
Farnham was preliminarily arraigned on February 5th and lodged in the McKean County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for February 25th, at 9 a.m., before Bradford Magisterial District Judge Dominic A. Cercone Jr.
Paul A. Marmon
Agents from the Child Predator Unit have filed 66 new criminal charges against Paul A. Marmon, from Allentown, all related to suspected child pornography that was discovered on Marmon’s computer following his arrest by the Attorney General’s Office in September 2008.
Corbett said the photos and videos were identified following an analysis of Marmon’s computer by the Attorney General’s Computer Forensics Unit. The images all allegedly depict children under the age of 18 engaging in various sex acts.
Marmon was initially arrested on September 2, 2008, after allegedly using the Internet to sexually proposition a 15-year old girl from Montgomery County.
Marmon has waived his preliminary hearing on all charges and is awaiting formal arraignment in Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas.
Corbett thanked the Pennsylvania State Police, Fogelsville and Erie Barracks, along with the Bradford Police Department, for their cooperation and assistance with these investigations.
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