Main Line Man, 69, Charged With Child Porn Possession

A Main Line man is facing 40 counts of felony child pornography and related charges after authorities found at least 25 images of child pornography on flash drives discovered in his home, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.

Lawrence Brean, 69, of Ardmore, was arrested Feb. 27 following a joint investigation from Montgomery and Delaware county authorities, the DA's office announced.

Brean faces 40 counts of felony child pornography and 30 counts of felony criminal used of a communication facility.

He was arraigned Feb. 27 and released on $25,000 unsecured bail, court records show. He is slated to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on March 8, according to court documents.

The investigation began when a Montgomery County Detective was tipped off by the Pennsylvania Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force to a computer in Lower Merion Township allegedly being used to upload images of young girls engaging in sex acts with adults, the DA's office said.

Authorities tracked the computer to Brean's address and executed a search warrant at his home in November 2017, the DA's office said.

During the search, Delaware County's K9 Charlie – who is trained to detect small electronic devices such as flash drives – found two flash drives that were later discovered to have at least 25 images of children 11 to 15 years old engaged in sex acts and in sexual situations, authorities said.

The DA's office said a MacBook computer was also seized and that the computer contained at least five images of child pornography

Image via Montgomery County District Attorney's Office