Crime & Safety

Radnor Man, 69, Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography Charges

​A 69-year-old Radnor man has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.​

A 69-year-old Radnor man has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.

John Francis Steele, of Sproul Road in Villanova, on Thursday pleaded guilty to disseminating child pornography and criminal use of a communication facility, according to the Delaware County Times.

Last July, investigators said they found more than 2,000 pornographic images and videos involving children while searching Steele’s computer. The investigation into Steele began in 2014, according to the Delaware County Times.

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Steele will be sentenced in November. He could face up to two years in prison and seven years of sex offender probation, the report said.

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