HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Luzerne County man has been charged for possessing child sexual abuse material.
Jeffrey A. Berlew, 65, is charged with 51 felony counts of sexual abuse of children and criminal use of a communication facility.
Investigators became aware that Berlew was uploading the material to Microsoft Bing, and later served a search warrant at his home.
“Anyone who possesses, views, or shares child sexual abuse material are re-victimizing the young people who could not consent to their images being shared online,” Attorney General Sunday said. “Our Child Predator Section continues to zealously pursue individuals who threaten the safety of Pennsylvania’s children.”
At arraignment, bail was set at $100,000 and Berlew is prohibited from having contact with minors or accessing the internet.
The case will be prosecuted by the Office of Attorney General Child Predator Section. Criminal charges, and any discussion thereof, are merely allegations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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