A Lehigh County man is facing charges after police say he downloaded and viewed numerous files of child pornography on his computer.
A special agent with the Bureau of Special Investigations of the Pa. Attorney General's office was conducting investigations of people using peer to peer file sharing programs to identify those possessing and sharing child pornography.
On January 15, the agent made a direct connection to a computer and downloaded a file that depicted a young nude girl, approximately 2-4 years old, engaged in a sex act with an older male.
Through an investigation, the agent was able to trace the computer to an apartment in the unit block of Jordan Drive in Whitehall Township, and secured a search warrant.
On March 3, the search warrant was executed and 24-year-old Brian Joseph Verga answered the door, according to court documents.
Verga told police he has a computer and has been searching for, downloading, viewing and masturbating to child pornography since he was 12--nearly 13 years, court documents say.
The court documents show that Verga said he views child pornography about once a month, then feels guilty and deletes everything. He also told police he "knows this is a terrible addiction and needs help for it."
Police said they recovered at least 75 images of apparent child pornography from a computer at Verga's apartment.
Verga was charged with sexual abuse of children, and criminal use of a communication facility.
He was taken to the Lehigh County Jail after being unable to post $75,000 bail.
A preliminary hearing is set for March 10 at 1:30 p.m.
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