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Indictment Charges West Chester Man With Possession Of Child Pornography

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Stephen Paradis, Jr., 23, of West Chester, PA, was charged today by Information with possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.  The information alleges that on or about December 10, 2013, Paradis, Jr., possessed one or more visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

If convicted the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of ten years’ imprisonment and a three-year period of supervised release.

The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigation (HSI), the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office, Pennsylvania Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (PA ICAC), the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Roberta Benjamin.


An Indictment is an accusation.  A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, EASTERN DISTRICTof PENNSYLVANIA
Suite 1250, 615 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
PATTY HARTMAN, Media Contact, 215-861-8525

Updated December 15, 2014
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