Child Porn Charges Land Delco Man New Conviction In Retrial

BROOKHAVEN, PA — A Delaware County man was retried and convicted on child pornography charges, federal authorities said.

Javier Perez, 44, of Brookhaven, was convicted at trial of possessing child pornography arising from the recovery of videos of child pornography from his personal computer, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said.

Perez was initially found to be in possession of child pornography back in 2014.

That year, the FBI executed a search warrant at Perez’s home and seized his desktop computer, which contained several videos of child pornography that he downloaded using an online peer-to-peer network.

Perez was arrested and charged, and the case was tried in 2016 after which Perez was convicted of possession of child pornography and sentenced to four years in prison.

Earlier this year, his conviction was vacated pursuant to a petition which found that his previous trial counsel was ineffective.

Perez was retried on the possession charge this week, and was once again convicted.

"This verdict sends a strong message that those who victimize our most vulnerable will be held accountable," Romero said. "Thank you to the prosecutors and agency partners who remained determined to identify, prosecute and convict this defendant."