VERDICT: Northampton County Man Guilty of 50+ Felonies for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

August 1, 2025 | Topic: Criminal

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Northampton County jury convicted a Mount Bethel man of 51 felonies for possessing child sexual abuse material.

Ricky Raisner, 67, was found guilty on Thursday of 50 counts of sexual abuse of children, and a count of criminal use of a commutation facility, following testimony througout the week.

At the verdict, Raisner’s bail was revoked. He will be sentenced on Dec. 17.

“Possession of these lewd materials is far from a victimless crime, as each and every time these files are viewed it further exploits and victimizes the child depicted,” Attorney General Sunday said. “Our Child Predator Section is committed to proactively seeking out offenders who view, collect, and share child sexual abuse material.”

The Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator Section responded to a tip and traced an IP address to Raisner’s home. Agents executed a search warrant at the home and seized devices containing child sexual abuse material.

The case was prosecuted by Senior Deputy Attorney General Michelle Laucella.

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