Hatboro Man Sentenced To Prison For Sharing Child Porn

HATBORO, PA -- A Hatboro man will go to jail for downloading and sharing child pornography.

Russell Hunt Bates, 33, will spend the next two to four years in state prison, according to The Intelligencer.

was arrested in August after East Norriton Township police detectives went undercover online, the Montgomery County District Attorney at the time, Risa Vetri Ferman, said.

“Hundreds of pieces” of child pornography files were suspected to be on Bates’ computer, according to the DA.

After a warrant was served at Bates’ home, 74 images and 2 videos were recovered which depicted children involved in sexual acts or poses, the DA said.

The sentencing was handed down on Monday, February 29.