MECHANICSBURG, PA. (THECOUNT) — Frank Sullivan, a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, was charged with child pornography after a search of his Hampden Township home turned up pictures of children “engaged in very graphic sexual acts,” the state attorney general’s office said Wednesday.
Sullivan, 67, was charged with 15 second-degree felony counts of possessing child pornography and one count of criminal use of a communication facility, reports ABC27.
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The arrest comes following the mid-October arrest of Bobby Glenn Williams Jr.
Williams, 33, was charged with a total of 26 felonies – 14 counts of disseminating photos or films of child sex acts, 11 counts of child pornography, and a single count of criminal use of a communication facility.
Agents searched Sullivan’s home on Turnbridge Lane last month after a computer there was found to be sharing files containing child pornography online.
Attorney General Josh Shapiro said a home desktop and laptop had images of child pornography and browser histories with thousands of searches for “preteen” images. He said the searches included 37 terms commonly used by people looking for child pornography.
Williams, who rented a room in Sullivan’s home, was charged last month.
Sullivan is a decorated veteran with tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is also the former executive director of the Pennsylvania Military Community Enhancement Commission.
Sullivan was released on unsecured bail following his arraignment before a district judge. He has waived a preliminary hearing, according to online court records.
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