Norristown Man Abused Autisic Girl, Gets 52 Years In Prison: Feds

NORRISTOWN, PA — A Norristown man will spend 52 years behind bars after sexually abusing a girl who is on the autism spectrum, the US Attorney's Office announced this week.

John Brown, 28, cut his hair short and shaved and pretended to be a teenager in order to pose as the underage girl's boyfriend, according to authorities.

As the victim's "boyfriend," Brown took advantage of the girl, who suffered from learning disabilities and other mental health issues. He sexually abused her and photographed and videotaped the acts, sending the videos to others over the Internet dozens of times, police said.

The abuse went on for more than a year and a half.

An investigation revealed that Brown had carried on sexual relationships with two other underage girls, and had plans to make an 11-year-old girl his next victim, the US Attorney's Office said.

And lastly, Brown had a library of thousands of other images and videos of child pornography which he had downloaded from the the Internet.

Brown pleaded pleaded guilty back in Sept. 2017 to three counts of manufcaturing sexually explicit images of sexual abuse, one count of distribution of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography.

The FBI, Willistown Police, and the Chester County District Attorney's Office investigated the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Michelle Rotella.