Philip Ahr, Distribution of Child Pornography, Pennsylvania 2018

A former Radnor Township Board of Commissioners President has been charged with a federal crime that will make your blood run cold. Philip Ahr, a/k/a DaddyX and DaddyXX, was indicted on two counts of distribution of child pornography, two counts of receipt of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography.

According to the indictment, Ahr trafficked in hundreds of images and videos of child pornography on the Internet for almost three years, beginning in 2013. The FBI, Task Force Officer Kenneth Bellis, and Special Agent Jennifer Morrow, in conjunction with the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office and the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC), investigated the case. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michelle Rotella.

The indictment charges Ahr with committing these crimes from 2013 to 2016. If convicted, Ahr faces a statutory maximum sentence of 100 years’ incarceration, a 5-year mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment, 5 years up to a lifetime of supervised release, a $1,250,000 fine, and $10,500 in special assessments.

Ahr appeared in federal court today. The Honorable Lynne A. Sitarski detained him on the Government’s request pending a detention hearing scheduled for February 26, 2018.

The people of Radnor Township have every right to be outraged by these allegations. Ahr’s position of power and trust was used to further his own depraved interests. We will continue to follow this case and bring you updates as more information becomes available.

The investigation and prosecution of child pornography cases are a top priority for our newspaper. We urge anyone with information about such crimes to come forward and report it to the authorities.