Crime & Safety
Former EMT Charged with 68 Counts of Child Porn
According to reports, Christian Robert Ford, 28, of Harleysville used to "run ambulance" for Coopersburg
A Montgomery County man who may have had a connection with Coopersburg Ambulance was arrested yesterday in Delaware County on charges of possession and dissemination of child pornography, according to a story in this morning's Delaware County Daily Times.
Christian Robert Ford, 28, of Harleysville, who also spends part of his time in the Woodlyn section of Ridley Township in Delaware County, surrendered at his mother's house to the Delaware County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and to Ridley Township police, according to the story.
The surrender came after police confiscated a Toshiba laptop from Ford last week, the story said. On the laptop, investigators allegedly found 55 videos or images, some depicting children as young as infants and also children engaged in bondage, according to the story.
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Ford was an EMT in Woodlyn, the story said. It also said that in the arrest affidavit, his mother claimed Ford also "ran ambulance for Coopersburg in Lehigh County."
Ford was remanded to county prison. Bail was set at $100,000.
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