Bucks Co. Man Faces Second Child-Porn Charges In 13 Months

FALLS TOWNSHIP, PA — A Bucks County man who is already in jail on child pornography charges was accused Monday by Bucks County prosecutors of sharing child porn again while he was awaiting his court date.

Kenneth Richard Roberts III, 25, of Falls Township, was charged with possession of child pornography, dissemination of child pornography and criminal use of a communication facility. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday.

Bucks County prosecutors say the new offense happened after Roberts was charged in a July 19, 2019 child pornography arrest but before he'd gone to court on that charge.

He currently is serving three months to 23 months in jail, after pleading guilty on March 4 in that first case.

In a criminal complaint filed Monday by Bucks County Detectives, Detective David Coyne said he began an investigation after getting a tip on Feb. 26 from a social networking site that said two images of child pornography were posted on Jan. 4 from an account associated with a person in Levittown.

Coyne executed subpoenas and search warrants and linked the account to Roberts, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.

As a condition of his sentence, Roberts is required to register as a sex offender.