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Pennsylvania Youth Pastor Arrested On Child Porn Charges

/ CBS Pittsburgh

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

EAST EARL, Pa. (KDKA) - A Pennsylvania youth pastor is facing child porn charges.

Brandon Dasilva of the Weaverland Anabaptist Faith Community Church was arrested Monday after the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office and federal agents executed a search warrant at his house in Lancaster County.

(Photo: Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General)

The AG's office says the investigation began in April of last year when agents started looking into a Kik account that distributed child pornography. That led to an IP address the AG's office says is registered to Dasilva's home.

A search of his electronic devices allegedly uncovered "a number" of child pornography images.

He's facing multiple charges, including four counts of sexual abuse of children for disseminating child pornography and 26 counts of sexual abuse of children for possession of child pornography.

First published on February 24, 2021 / 4:16 PM EST

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