Man draws prison for possessing child pornography

A former Conshohocken man faces up to a decade in prison for possessing child pornographic images and videos, some of which included infants and toddlers engaged in sexual acts or poses.

Raymond Colby Young, 39, formerly of the 200 block of East 4th Avenue, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 3 to 10 years in a state correctional facility after he pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges of possessing child pornography in connection with incidents that occurred in 2021.

Judge Thomas P. Rogers said Young will be placed under sex offender supervision and he must comply with all recommendations for treatment stemming from a psychosexual evaluation.

Young is prohibited from having contact with minors.

Additionally, Young faces a 15-year requirement to report his address to state police in order to comply with Pennsylvania’s Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act.

An investigation of Young began in April 2021 when authorities uncovered an internet chat group, to which Young was linked, that was formed for purposes of sharing child sexual abuse material, according to a criminal complaint.

During the investigation that spanned several months, detectives were able to download child pornographic videos from links sent by Young, including videos that depicted male and female infants and toddlers engaged in prohibited sexual acts or poses, according to court documents.

In March 2022, detectives showed up at Young’s Conshohocken residence with a search warrant and seized four of his electronic devices, according to the arrest affidavit. During an interview by detectives,

interview by detectives, Young admitted to using the online chat application for receiving and sharing child sexual abuse material.

A forensic examination of Young’s seized devices uncovered 394 images and 302 videos that depicted child sexual abuse material, according to the criminal complaint.

Multiple charges of criminal use of a communication facility were dismissed against Young.

Assistant District Attorney Gabriella Glenning handled the case. Defense lawyer Michael Anthony Walker represented Young during the court proceedings.