Upper Pottsgrove man charged with possessing child sexual abuse material

Eric Albitz, 36, is charged with 37 felony counts of posessing child pornography. 

A man from Upper Pottsgrove is facing charges connected to possession of child sexual abuse material, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. 

According to Steele, 36-year-old Eric Albitz was charged with 37 felony counts of possessing child pornography and 37 counts of criminal use of a communications facility. 

Authorities say the Montgomery County Detective Bureau received a cyber tip from Snapchat through the Delaware County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force on October 21. 

The tip was related to the upload of a video suspected to be child sexual abuse materials, according to authorities. 

Police say detectives determined the images involved a female child between the ages of 8 years old and 12 years old. 

The IP address was traced to Albitz residence on Synder Road in Upper Pottsgrove, according to police. 

Authorities say a search warrant was executed on his cellphone and a forensic analysis found 37 photographs and videos of child sexual abuse material. 

Albitz was arraigned on March 14, and a preliminary hearing is set for April 5. 

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