Lansdale Man Had 100 Child Porn Videos, Images: DA

LANSDALE, PA — A Lansdale man had 100 videos and images depicting the sexual abuse of young children, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said.

William Marquis Martin, 44, of Lansdale, faces numerous felony charges.

Detectives were referred to the case by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children after they uncovered suspicious files

Authorities said they served warrants with Verizon and AT&T and were able to uncover the IP addresses used to log on to a suspicious account on the social media app Kik.

The IP addresses were then traced back to Martin's home in Lansdale, where a forensic examination of his found revealed the child porn, police said.

Some of the children involved in the videos and images on his phone were under 10 years old, according to authorities.

Martin was charged with disseminating child sexual abuse material, possessing child sexual abuse material, and criminal use of a communications facility.

He was arraigned on Aug. 21 and released on $50,000 bail.

A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 16.