A school bus driver from North Wales Borough is facing child pornography charges following an investigation by the Montgomery County Detective Bureau’s Special Victims Unit.
Daniel McCaulley, 54, of the 300 block of Elm Avenue, has been charged with five felony counts of possession of child pornography and two felony counts of criminal use of a communication facility in connection with the investigation.
Detectives with the Special Victims Unit said they received a series of cybertips filed by Yahoo on May 25 from the Delaware County Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, regarding 13 images of suspected child pornography. Investigators said all 13 images showed minor, unclothed children with all portions of their bodies in view.
According to the criminal complaint, investigators determined that McCaulley was the owner of the two accounts associated with the cybertips. They also determined that he was a school bus driver employed by First Student Inc., the report states.
McCaulley met with investigators the following day, at which point he confirmed ownership of the accounts, the report states. McCaulley also admitted to uploading and viewing the images that her referred to as “nudism and naturism photographs,” adding that he may have “went too far with [his] curiosity,” investigators said.
When asked why he would search and view the images, McCaulley allegedly told investigators that he thought the girls were “cute,” according to the report.
Investigators said McCaulley consented to a manual preview of his two Apple iPad devices, which showed minor children in bikinis as well as additional images on minors unclothed.
On June 14, a search warrant was obtained for the two Apple devices, which revealed another seven images of nude juvenile females, according to the complaint.
McCaulley was arraigned on Tuesday afternoon by District Judge Deborah Lukens, who set bail at $5,000 cash. He was then moved to county jail after failing to post. His next court appearance is a preliminary hearing on July 29 at 11 a.m. in front of District Judge Suzan Leonard.
North Penn Now has not received a response from First Student regarding if they were aware of the investigation and McCaulley’s arrest. Should we receive a response, we will add it to this article.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using court records and the affidavit of probable cause.
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