Glenolden man gets long sentence for child-porn rap
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32-year-old Glenolden man was sentenced to 30-60 months in a state prison Tuesday for possession and dissemination of child pornography, both felonies of the second degree.
Daniel Newberg, of the
400 block of Werner Avenue, was also sentenced to six years of consecutive sex offender probation on one count of criminal use of a communication facility, a felony of the third degree, and must register as a sex offender for 25 years under Megan’s Law.
Newberg was arrested Feb. 11, capping an eightmonth joint investigation by Glenolden police and county Criminal Investigation Division Detective Sgt. Kenneth Bellis, a member of the Pennsylvania Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. He entered an open guilty plea to all three counts before
Delaware County Common Pleas Court Judge G. Michael Green in August.
Investigators with CID received information that child pornography was being downloaded and viewed at Newberg’s residence. He was at home when investigators arrived with a warrant to search his home shortly after 6 a.m. June 14, 2018.
Newberg told investigators he had been using a file-sharing program on his computer for about 10 years and admitted that he used the program to download child pornography. A forensic examination on two laptop computers seized during the search revealed 83 videos and more than 188 images of child pornography.
Assistant District Attorney Danielle Gallaher recommend the 30-to-60 month sentence with seven years of probation. She said the sentence was based on the large volume of images involved, Newburg’s pedophilia disorder diagnosis and because some of the images involved children as young as 10 being forced to perform sex acts with adults.
Defense attorney John Flannery characterized his client’s actions as a “cry for help,” pointing out this was his first brush with the law and providing numerous character witnesses to that end. Flannery also said Newburg had been bullied as a child, suffers from depression and has tried to kill himself several times. The last attempt came after detectives served the search warrant at this home.
Newburg also apologized to this family and the victims Tuesday, saying he never intended to harm anyone.
Newberg has been free on 10 percent of $40,000 bail since Feb. 14, according to online court records. He was taken into custody to begin serving his sentence immediately Tuesday and is not eligible for early release.