Convicted Child Abuser Charged After Allegedly Sharing Child Porn On Pinterest: Delco DA​

A Delaware County man is facing child pornography charges after allegedly "pinning" child pornography to a Pinterest board, according to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office.

Scott Earle Grant, 35, of Wallingford, has been charged with five county of felony child pornography and five felony counts of criminal use of a communication facility, court records show.

Grant was previously convicted of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of a victim under 16 years old and related offenses stemming from a 2008 arrest, police said.

Grant was held at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility on $250,000 bail after being arraigned Feb. 17, court records show.

Grant's charges come after an investigation that began after a Delaware County Criminal Investigation Division detectives was alerted to a user on the Pinterest website who shared photos of child pornography on the website in November and December 2016, according to police.

Pinterest officials identified the user as Scott Grant and Delaware County detectives confirmed Grant as the user through an IP address search, police said.

On Feb. 17, Grant's residence was searched on a warrant and Grant later admitted to sharing the images on Pinterest, according to police.

Grant is slated to appear before Magisterial District Judge Deborah A. Krull on Feb. 27 for his preliminary hearing, court records show.

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