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Criminal Investigation

Monday, December 31, 2012

Lansdale Man Charged with 201 Child Sex Abuse Crimes

Timothy Paul Sell, 37, remains incarcerated at Montgomery County prison, awaiting a January 17 preliminary hearing. Sell allegedly shared child pornography using Vuze software on the BitTorrent network, police said

A Lansdale man has been arrested and charged by the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Computer Crime Unit with 201 third-degree felony child sex abuse offenses, for allegedly sharing more than 3,000 child pornography videos over the Internet. Timothy Paul Sell, 37, of a second-floor apartment on the 100 block of East Main Street, is set to face the charges against him at a preliminary hearing on Jan. 17, 2013 at 11 a.m. before District Judge Harold Borek. The 6 foot 1 inch-350 pound Sell remains incarcerated at Montgomery County prison, according to prison records. Bail was set by Borek at 10 percent of $50,000 cash at the Dec. 19 preliminary arraignment, according to court records. According to court records, Sell…

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