Penn aide booked in kid-porn case

Bob Cox sent over This One with a bit more info on the arrest of University of Pennsylvania library director Paul Mosher for allegedly possessing child pornography.

He is is charged with possession of child pornography, a felony offense of the third degree punishable by up to seven years in prison.

Other charges filed against Mosher under the Sexual Abuse of Children statute include illegal use of a computer, also a third degree felony, and possession of an instrument of crime (the computer), a misdemeanor.

Sources said a “significant” amount of money was spent to purchase the images, which include pictures of boys as well as girls. Also downloaded were pornographic images of adults, which is not a crime.