Child Porn Convict Sentenced To Prison In Montgomery County

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — A Montgomery County man who police said shared images and videos of young children engaged in sexual acts has been sentenced to prison.

John Mulgrew, 26, of Pennsburg, will spend the next 3 to 23 months behind bars, a judge ruled this week.

He was initially charged with 175 felony counts of possessing child pornography, but pleaded guilty to just one count.

Mulgrew, who worked as a sales rep at the Bergey's car dealership in Souderton, has remained free on $200,000 bail since he was arrested in Dec. 2022.

The investigation began back on May 29, 2022 with a cybertip from the social media app Kik, via the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, relating to video files of suspected child pornography.

An investigation revealed that Mulgrew uploaded 42 videos to Kik displaying pornography involving pre-pubescent girls, the DA's Office said.

Police said they traced the IP address used to log into the Kik account to Mulgrew's residence in Pennsburg.

In August, detectives served a search warrant at the home and recovered Mulgrew's cellphone, which forensic examiners determined contained numerous similar child porn videos, according to the DA's Office.

The case was investigated by members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which is made up of law enforcement officers specially trained to work on cases designed to protect children from online predators.