Crime & Safety
Willow Grove Man Sentenced For Child Pornography
A Willow Grove man has been sentenced to prison for possessing hundreds of photos and videos of young children engaged in sex acts.

WILLOW GROVE, PA — A Willow Grove man has been sentenced to prison for possessing hundreds of photos and videos of young children engaged in sex acts.
Andrew Jonathan Liebman, 27, will spend the next 11 and a half to 23 months behind bars after pleading guilty to sexual abuse of children, possessing child pornography, and related charges, according to court documents. He was also sentenced to three years of court supervision following his prison sentence.
Liebman was arrested in May, although an investigation into his activities dates back to Oct. 2016, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.
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Undercover investigators online detected Liebman's computer, according to the DA. It had been specifically designed to share files anonymously, authorities said.
When detectives connected to Liebman, Liebman sent them 366 images and 24 videos of children engaged in sex acts, the DA said.
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Shortly thereafter, authorities executed a search warrant at Liebman's home, confiscated his computer, and found more child pornography, according to the DA.
The sentence was handed down by Judge William R. Carpenter.
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