Convicted Delco Sex Offender Get 30 Years For Child Porn

UPLAND, PA — A Delaware County man who is a previously convicted sex offender will spend three decades in federal prison for child pornogrpahy-related crimes.

James Traband, 53, of Upland, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison followed by lifetime supervised release for possession and distribution of child pornography, First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said.

In 2018, the Criminal Investigation Division of the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office investigated Traband for trafficking in child pornography using his Facebook account

The investigation revealed that the defendant had created a fake profile for himself, posing as a 13-year-old boy, to find and entice other minor boys into sexual activity online.

He used real photos he had taken of a young boy who lived with him to lure other young boys into believing they were communicating with a boy of their same age.

In reality, they were talking with Traband, a middle-aged convicted sex offender, who convinced them to engage in sexual chats and exchange sexually explicit images.

At the time he committed these offenses, Traband was a registered sex offender, having previously been convicted in Delaware County of child pornography offenses.

He was also under court supervision.

The case was referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Traband was ultimately indicted and convicted of distributing and attempting to distribute child pornography and possession of child pornography.