Bensalem Man Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA — A 74-year-old Bensalem man is facing child pornography charges after he was flagged by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Bensalem Police began an investigation earlier this year after receiving a cyber tip from the center that someone at an address on Woodsview Drive had attempted a reverse image search on an internet browser to obtain child pornography.

Township detectives obtained a search warrant for the home and served it on June 19. Detectives also spoke with Dennis Realley, who admitted to being the person at the address attempting to download child pornography.

A forensic examination of Realley's seized computer and mobile devices revealed more than 10,000 files depicting child pornography, with many of the children appearing to be under the age of 10 years old, police said.

An arrest warrant was obtained for Realley, charging him with Sexual Abuse of Children (abuse material) and criminal use of a communication facility.

On Wednesday, Realley turned himself in on the active warrant, was arraigned by District Justice Michael Gallagher, and was remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10 percent of $500,000 bail.