Former Delco Autism Center Worker Charged With Child Porn

HAVERTOWN, PA — A woman who used to work at a Delaware County autism center is facing federal child pornography charges, according to federal authorities.

United States Attorney William M. McSwain said Tayanna Bowman, 23, of Philadelphia, has been arrested and charged with one count of distribution and attempted distribution of child pornography.

The charges arise out of the defendant’s alleged distribution of images and videos — including to an undercover federal agent — on a file sharing platform over the internet.

At the time of the alleged offenses, Bowman worked with some of the most vulnerable members of society – autistic children. She was employed as a behavioral health technician at ChanceLight Autism Services in Havertown until June 12.

Before that, she was employed as a teaching assistant at Cynthia’s Little Treasures Day Care on North 63rd Street in West Philadelphia.

If convicted, Bowman faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a lifetime of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.