Chestnuthill Twp. man faces child porn charges

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Jonathan Mostafa

By Howard Frank
Pocono Record Writer Follow @@PoconoHFrank

Jonathan Mostafa, 30, of Chestnuthill Township, faces charges of possessing and disseminating child pornography following a Tuesday morning search of his home.

Detectives from the Monroe County Office of the District Attorney first learned of Mostafa’s alleged activities when they were contacted by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The center reported an individual uploading images and videos of child pornography to the website Tumblr.com. The site is a “microblogging” and social networking website that allows users to post multimedia and other content to a personal blog visible to other users of the service.

An administrative subpoena was served on PenTeleData, an Internet service provider, which disclosed the subscriber linked to the IP address identified in the investigation.

The suspected files, originally flagged by the staff of Tumblr.com, were reviewed by investigators and found to contain child pornography depicting nude male children between the ages of 10 and 14 years old.

The investigation led to Mostafa’s residence, where detectives located several devices, including Mostafa’s cellphone. A search of that cellphone revealed additional child pornography and other evidence linking Mostafa to the Tumblr account.

Mostafa was charged with several felony counts of possessing and disseminating child pornography, as well as one count of criminal use of a communication facility, also a felony. He was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Colleen Mancuso in Brodheadsville and released on $10,000 bail at 10 percent.

Mostafa’s preliminary hearing is scheduled in front of Mancuso at 10 a.m. on Dec. 18 in Brodheadsville.

 

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