David Devine, 35, of Chester Heights Sentenced to 78 Months in Child Pornography Case

PHILADELPHIA—David Devine, 35, of Chester Heights, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for distribution and possession of child pornography. Devine pleaded guilty November 14, 2012, admitting that on August 17, 2009, he distributed, over the Internet, videos that depicted children being sexually abused, and, on August 4, 2010, he possessed in excess of 600 images of child pornography. Prior to his arrest, Devine had been a first grade teacher.

In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Court Judge Gene E.K. Pratter ordered seven years’ supervised release, and ordered Devine to surrender to authorities to begin serving his sentence on February 16, 2012.

The case was investigated by the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Michelle Rotella and Michael Levy.

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 in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, 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 www.projectsafechildhood.gov

http://www.fbi.gov/philadelphia/press-releases/2012/delaware-county-man-sentenced-to-78-months-in-child-pornography-case



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Delco teacher sentenced to 78 months for child porn

MEDIA, Pa. - November 14, 2011 (WPVI) -- A former first grade teacher in the West Chester School District was sentenced to 78 months in prison after pleading guilty to possessing more than 600 images of child pornography and distributing videos of children being sexually abused.

35-year-old David Devine of Chester Heights, Delaware County pled guilty back on November 14th.

He was arrested in August of 2010 after a tip call to the Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Devine taught at Penn Wood Elementary School and also ran a day camp.

He was released on bail after his arrest, but had to stay at his mother's home in Chester Heights because his home was too close to another school.

Devine was on electronic monitoring while out on bail.

He was not allowed to have contact with minors and could not go where minors culd be found. He was also not allowed to use computers or the internet.

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