A Horsham Township Man Has Been Convicted Of Possessing Child Pornography

HORSHAM, PA — A township man has been found guilty during a bench trial of possessing child pornography, according to media reports and court records.

Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Thomas C. Branca recently convicted John William Coleman, 38, of the 700 block of Lower State Road, on numerous felony counts of child porn possession as well as a count of criminal use of a communications facility.

Court records show that the short bench trial began on April 26 and appears to have only lasted about a day. Sentencing has been scheduled for July 25.

Records show that Coleman, who remains free on bail, has been ordered to undergo a psycho-sexual evaluation and background investigation prior to receiving sentencing.

According to a report in the Pottstown Mercury, the investigation into Coleman began back in late 2019 when county detectives received a tip that two images of suspected child pornography had been uploaded to the social media networking app MeWe, that depicted young girls between the ages of 10 and 14 involved in sexual situations.

The paper reported that investigators were ultimately able to trace the MeWe account to Coleman, after which they obtained a search warrant and discovered images of child pornography on Coleman's cellphone.