Child Porn Conviction Gets Former Philly Cop 14 Years In Prison

Philadelphia PA

06 January, 2021

5:21 PM

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PHILADELPHIA — A former Philadelphia police officer will spend more than 14 years in prison on federal child pornography related charges. First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that James Strohm, 49, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 172 months in prison for possession and distribution of child pornography. Strohm will also face 20 years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $79,000 in restitution and more than $27,000 in special assessments, authorities said. In July 2019, Strohm pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography. The charges against Strohm stemmed from a tip submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children from a gaming and social networking application about a user account, "fungirl12321," containing thousands of images depicting child pornography. A phone number and IP address connected to the account were associated with the defendant. Investigators then determined that Strohm was viewing, downloading and distributing child pornography, including during hours when he was officially working as a Philadelphia Police Officer. This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce the sexual exploitation and abuse of children. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Meaghan A. Flannery.