LEHMAN TOWNSHIP, PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Pike County man has been charged with possession of child sexual abuse material.
26-year-old Alexander Rafaniello of Lehman Township was arrested on multiple child pornography related charges.
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Detectives from the Pike County District Attorney's Office received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that child sexual abuse material had been uploaded to a social media account, according to the press release.
Detectives linked the account to Rafaniello and obtained a search warrant on his phone and social media account. Upon investigation, detectives found numerous videos depicting child sex acts, and Rafaniello admitted to having the material on his phone.
Rafaniello's bail is set at $250,000.
