Chester County Man Among Those Arrested For Child Porn, Kane Says

Photo caption: Kenneth Wood, courtesy of the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office

A Chester County man is among three across Pennsylvania that were arrested on child porn charges, Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced on Wednesday.

Kenneth Wood, 47, of 1289 Claridge Court in Coatesville, was arrested after an undercover investigation discovered a computer requesting files of child pornography on a peer-to-peer file sharing network, per Kane’s office.

Agents with the Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator Section executed a search warrant at Wood’s home, and found multiple videos of child pornography on his computer and external hard drive, according to the Attorney General.

Wood now faces charges which include 25 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of criminal use of a communication facility, Kane said.

His hearing is set for September 22.

Bucks County man Joseph Lind, 68, of Coatesville was also arrested on similar charges, along with Beaver County’s Keith Shillingburg, 38.

Suspected child predators can be reported to the Office of Attorney General by calling the Child Predator Hotline at 1-800-385-1044. Individuals who suspect an online predator or child sexual abuse can also send an anonymous tip to the office by texting PAKIDS + YOUR TIP to 847411.