Anthony Carr-Pierce, 38, of Philadelphia (Credit: Montgomery County District Attorney)
Detectives traced files to Philadelphia man's cell phone in county jail
Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Acting Police Chief James Angelucci announce the charging of Anthony Carr-Pierce, 38, of Philadelphia, on felony charges related to possessing child pornography on his cellphone while incarcerated in Montgomery County prison.
The investigation began when Kik, a messaging application owned by Media Lab, reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that one of its users had uploaded and shared more than 60 videos that were suspected of being child sexual abuse material across three separate Kik accounts.
Members of the Montgomery County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) reviewed the videos and determined that they were child sexual abuse material. MediaLab/Kik also reported a possible sexual molestation of a child, which was discussed in a text communication between two individuals on the Kik platform, according to court documents.
Children depicted in the videos ranged in age from 2 to 14 years old, according to the court documents.
Detectives traced the IP addresses related to the email accounts used on Kik to the defendant’s cellphone. On Feb. 10, 2025, detectives served a search warrant on Carr-Pierce’s cellphone, which was seized and forensically examined. The cellphone was found to contain 114 still photos and four videos that depicted child sexual abuse material, court documents stated.
The defendant was arrested and charged with multiple felony counts of possessing child sexual abuse material and criminal use of a communications facility. Carr-Pierce was arraigned on Feb. 14, before Magisterial District Judge Maurice H. Saylor, who set bail at $1,000,077. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m., Feb. 28 before Magisterial District Judge Todd N. Barnes.
Detectives of the Montgomery County Detective Bureau, along with specially trained and sworn detectives from police departments in Montgomery County, routinely work with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force to protect children from internet predators by aggressively and proactively investigating internet crimes that exploit children.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
