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A preliminary hearing for a Richland Township man accused of possessing and procuring child sexual abuse material via an Xbox account two years ago has been continued from its original Jan. 30 date, and a new date has not been scheduled, according to the Magisterial District Court of Bucks County.
Jason Sheldron, 38, of South West End Boulevard, was charged last month by township police with 10 felonies -- five counts each of possessing photos or films of children under 18 involved in sexual acts and criminal use of a communication device, according to charging documents.
Authorities allege Sheldron used a Microsoft Xbox gaming console to access the internet and obtain CSAM on five separate occasions between June 11, 2023 and June 28, 2024.
On Sept. 18, 2024, Richland Township detectives investigated five Cypertips submitted to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children linked to a specific IP address, which occurred over a one-year span, police said in the affidavit.
Each tip was linked to different singular still images of prepubescent females engaged in sexual activity, police said.
A subpoena on Comcast overturned information on the owner of the IP address, which belonged to a woman on South West End Boulevard, per the affidavit. An investigation found that Sheldron also resides at the property, police said.
On Dec. 9, 2024, a search warrant was served at Sheldron’s home, police said.
During an interview, he admitted to accessing CSAM numerous times by using his Xbox to go on the internet, where he would use the search engine DuckDuckGo, police said.
Sheldron allegedly often used a form titled “all cams” to locate the CSAM, per the affidavit, doing so as recent as Dec. 7.
Sheldron is free on $150,000 unsecured bail, set by Magisterial District Judge Lisa J. Gaier at arraignment Monday. A preliminary hearing is yet to be rescheduled before Gaier.
The defendant is represented by Quakertown defense attorney William Buchanan.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
