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Washington Twp. man faces 17 charges connected to child porn

Himmelberg, Kirk Alan (06/17/1966) Himmelberg, Kirk Alan (06/17/1966) - Held in custody of Montgomery County Jail with booking number 20-010479 on 09/02/2020 at 3:30 PM. Not Formally Charged - Pandering Sexually Oriented Ma (Pending); Not Formally Charged - Ill Use/Min Nudity Orient Mat (Pending); (Montgomery County Jail)
(Montgomery County Jail)

WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County — A Washington Twp. man is in jail facing 17 charges related to child pornography after deputies received multiple tips from a national task force that fights crimes against children.

Kirk Himmelberg, 54, was arrested earlier this week, however charges were approved Friday morning.

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According to court records, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies were alerted to three cyber tips from Internet Crimes Against Children in April. The tips included information that 43 photos of suspected child porn and a video of child porn were linked to Himmelberg’s Google account, an affidavit read.

A search warrant at Himmelberg’s house uncovered images of child porn on electronic devices that were taken from the home by investigators.

“In an interview...he admitted to viewing, screenshotting, and saving these images on his electronic devices,” an affidavit read. “Many of the child pornography images were located on several devices, which indicated the images were transferred electronically.”

Records show the crimes are said to have been committed between December and April.

Himmelberg’s bond is currently set at $125,000.


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