Matthew Laver
The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office has announced the arrest of a Souderton man who is alleged to have shared more than 20 nude and semi-nude images of children on a file-sharing network.
Matthew Laver, 37, is facing nine felony counts of dissemination of a photo or film of child sex acts, as well as 30 felony counts of possession of child pornography and nine felony counts of criminal use of a communication facility, in connection with the investigation.
According to the release from the district attorney, the Bucks County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force shared information with the Montgomery County ICAC in September 2018, showing that a person in Souderton was sharing child pornography files on a file-sharing network. Montgomery County Detectives were able to directly connect to the computer through the file-sharing network, which allowed them to both download the files and trace the computer to Laver’s residence, the release states.
A search warrant for Laver’s residence was executed on Oct. 25, which allegedly lead to the discovery of more than 20 images of children in various stages of undress, “with numerous images showing the minors engaged in indecent contact with other children and adults,” according to the release.
Laver was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Albert Augustine, who set bail at $100,000 cash along with the stipulation that Laver have no unsupervised contact with children and no usage of the internet. Laver was then remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility after failing to post bail.
(Editor's note: All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. Should the defendant choose to issue a public statement, or is later found not guilty or has the charges dropped, we will update this article accordingly.)
See also:
Lansdale Man Included in Montco’s Most Wanted List
Uber Driver from Lansdale Allegedly Raped Unconscious Passenger
Swastikas Spray Painted On Car In Montgomery Township On ‘Mischief Night’
Student Charged After Threatening To ‘Shoot Up’ Penndale Middle School
Highway Struggle Leads to Weapons Charges for Reading Man
