Man Sexually Abused 10-Month-Old Baby In Horsham: DA

HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —A 24-year-old township man is being held on $2 million bail for multiple felony charges including the rape of a 10-month-old baby and charges related to creating and disseminating child pornography, authorities said.

Brian Groo, 24, of Horsham, was arrested and charged with Rape of a Child, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Indecent Assault, Unlawful Contact with a Minor, Endangering the Welfare of Children, Photograph/Film/Depict on Computer Sex Act–Child, Disseminate Photo/Film of Child Sex Acts and other charges, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said.

He was arraigned Thursday before Magisterial District Judge Karen Eisner Zucker, who set bail at $2 million cash. Groo was sent to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility.

On Wednesday morning, Montgomery County Detectives received a cyber tip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding two videos of apparent child sexual abuse material, including a video of the sexual abuse of an infant boy that had been uploaded and shared via the online messaging platform Kik, authorities said.

The cyber tip indicated that the video of the boy appeared to be newly produced and/or homemade content, which meant that a child might be subjected to ongoing or additional sexual assaults.

The investigation by NCMEC, County Detectives, and Homeland Security traced the user name "Zenshadowsol” who shared the videos to other online accounts and then traced the IP address to Groo's home in Horsham Township.

Detectives served a search warrant and recovered a hidden cell phone belonging to Groo, which had the Kik application installed on the phone and was the email address associated with the uploads in the cyber tip. The video involving the infant boy was determined to be a 10-month-old baby.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 11:45 a.m., Nov. 14, before Magisterial District Judge Todd Stephens.