Warminster Pediatrician Responds After Ex-Aide Admits Child Porn

WARMINSTER, PA — No patients were harmed, and none of their records were accessed, by a former medical assistant at a Warminster pediatrics office who has pleaded guilty to child pornography, the practice said Friday.

Valley Pediatrics posted a statement to its Facebook page Friday afternoon, the day after it was reported that Cameron Carlucci, 27, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing and trafficking thousands of explicit images of young children.

"After the former employee was arrested, a thorough investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation was conducted, and it was determined that none of the practice's patients or their records were compromised as a result of this former employee's employment with Valley Pediatrics," read a letter signed by Dr. Ronald Endo.

The letter says that Carlucci was arrested last February and has not been associated with the practice since. He only worked at Valley Pediatrics for about six months, Endo said in the letter.

Carlucci pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Tuesday. According to federal prosecutors, he was found with a stockpile of more than 56,000 images and videos showing mostly prepubescent boys, infants and toddlers being sexually abused and exploited.

During part of the time he was trafficking child pornography, Carlucci was working as a medical technician at Valley Pediatrics. Federal prosecutors say he falsified his application to get a job there, denying he had a criminal history when he had been convicted in 2011 on charges of possession of obscene materials.

Endo echoed that statement in his letter.

"He intentionally falsified his employment application to us and denied having a criminal background," he wrote. "And while we know now that he was previously arrested for the same issue, this prior arrest occurred when he was a minor and his records were sealed to everyone except law enforcement."

During the six months he worked at the practice, Carlucci was never alone with a patient, Endo wrote. He also said the practice will be revamping its hiring procedures.

"We have always prioritized hiring employees with the highest level of credentials and excellent backgrounds," the doctor wrote. "We are committed to fortifying our hiring practices even further to prevent this type of situation from happening again."

Carlucci faces a maximum of 60 years in prison, plus up to a lifetime under supervision, and a $750,000 fine.