Pennsylvania Man Admits To Possessing Child Pornography

CAMDEN, N.J. – Yesterday, a Pennsylvania man admitted possessing images of child sexual abuse, Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello announced.

Edwin Isaacson IV, 53, of Matamoras, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty yesterday before Chief Judge Renée Marie Bumb to an Information charging him with one count of possession of child pornography.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, on April 23, 2025, Isaacson was found at Newark Liberty International Airport after arriving on an inbound international flight in possession of at least 28 videos of prepubescent minors engaged in sexual conduct.

The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a fine of $250,000.  Sentencing is scheduled for June 9, 2026.

Senior Counsel Lamparello credited special agents of Homeland Security Investigations Newark, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Michael S. McCarthy, with the investigation leading to the charges.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Specht of the Special Prosecutions Division.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit Justice.gov/PSC.

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Defense counsel:  David Jay Glassman, Esq., Marlton, New Jersey