Crime & Safety

Chesco Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Child Porn

A Chester County man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing a child over a two year period, along with blackmail.

WAYNE, PA — A Wayne man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing a child and child pornography, the US Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.

Joseph P. Totoro II, 51, also faces 10 years of supervised released and a $725 fine for the charges.

Authorities said that Totoro held a child over a two year time period and attempted to produce and then sell child pornography using the victim.

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Totoro faces an array of other charges including enticement of a minor, receipt of child pornography, possession of child pornography, transfer of obscene matter to a minor, and blackmail, the US Attorney's Office said.

He was prosecuted as part of the nationwide Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative which works to combat child sex exploitation.

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