$2 million bail for Bensalem man who distributed child pornography

Bensalem police on Friday charged a man with sharing pornographic images of child sexual abuse on a social media chat site.

May 28, 2024, 9:14 a.m. EDT | Updated May 28, 2024, 9:18 a.m. EDT

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A township man is being held on $2 million bail after being charged Friday with possession of child pornography and sharing sexually abusive images of children with others on a social media chat site, police said.

Richard Schnee, 50, of Inlet Drive in Bensalem, was charged with sexual abuse of a child, distribution and possession of child pornography and related charges.

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On April 9, Bensalem Township Police Detectives received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that someone using the username “Dangerdick2021” may have been sharing child pornography with other users on Discord, a popular online chat server.

Investigators found that Schnee had created and used the Discord account.

Upon further investigation, investigators were able to confirm that Schnee shared and exchanged child pornography with other users through this account.

Additionally, numerous graphic messages from Schnee were discovered that showed his fondness for children. He wrote, “…pregnant six-year-olds would be hot…”

On May 7, a search warrant was executed on Snow’s home and various electronic devices were seized.

Forensic examinations of his devices were conducted and revealed that various files containing child pornography were found on his mobile phone, laptop and desktop computer.

In particular, several files containing child pornography were found on his phone, showing sexual abuse of prepubescent children. One of them even showed the sexual abuse of an infant.

Snow turned himself in to the Bensalem Township Police Department on Friday.

He was arraigned before District Judge Joseph Falcone and remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on bail of 10 percent of a $2 million bond.