Philly Man Admits To Posing As Prince To Get Child Porn: Feds

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia man who posed as a prince from a royal family pleaded guilty to soliciting and receiving child pornography over Instagram, federal authorities said.

United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that David Milliner, 50, of Philadelphia, entered a plea of guilty Tuesday to four counts of online enticement of a minor, six counts of manufacturing/attempted manufacturing of child pornography, four counts of receipt of child pornography, one count of transfer of obscene material to a minor, and one count of possession of child pornography.

Authorities said Milliner was charged after he had sexually explicit online communications with four boys, ages 8 through 12, between September and December 2017.

In that time period, Milliner pretended to be a prince from the royal “DeRothschild” family and enticed his victims to self-produce images of child pornography and send them to him over Instagram.

At the time of the defendant’s arrest, he was in possession of images of child pornography of these victims and other children.

"Child exploitation is a pervasive problem – made more so by the accessibility of the Internet and digital media – that demands an aggressive response," McSwain said. "Child predators typically lie and manipulate children in order to get what they want, and this case is a prime example of that. We urge parents and guardians to monitor what their children do online, and we stand ready with our federal and local partners to identify and prosecute those who would prey upon minor children."

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Philadelphia Police Department Special Victims Unit, and the Wayland, Michigan Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kelly Harrell.