Delco Man Gets 35 Years For Making Child Porn, Child Sex Abuse

ASTON, PA — A Delaware County man was sentenced to nearly three dozen years in prison in connection with sexual abuse of a child and making child pornography, federal authorities said.

United States Attorney William M. McSwain Friday said Archie Kissling, 25, of Aston, was sentenced to 35 years in prison, 10 years of supervised release, and to pay $39,000 in restitution for multiple child exploitation offenses, stemming from his sexual abuse of a young child for months, and his extensive collection of horrific child pornography.

Kissling’s sentence also requires him to register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law.

In July 2019, Kissling pleaded guilty to six counts of manufacturing child pornography, and one count each of transportation and possession of child pornography.

The investigation uncovered videos that Kissling had taken of himself sexually assaulting a 7-year-old boy in his care numerous times over at least a four-month period

Among other abuse, Kissling filmed himself masturbating the child, orally raping him, and attempting to sodomize the victim on multiple occasions.

When investigators seized the Kissling's phones and online accounts, they found a massive collection of child pornography that showed not only Kissling’s 7-year-old victim, but also more than 114,000 images and videos of pornography.

Authorities said the bulk of the collection featured infants, toddlers, and prepubescent children, primarily boys, who were being sexually abused by adults.