CHILD PORNOGRAPHY ARREST

On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, Bensalem Township Police Detectives received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.  The report stated that someone using the screen name “Dangerdick2021” on Discord, a popular online chat server, may have been sharing child pornography with other users.

Detectives discovered that Richard Schnee, 50, Inlet Drive, Bensalem, PA, created and used the Discord account.  Upon further investigation, detectives were able to confirm that Richard Schnee was sharing and trading child pornography with other users on that account.  Numerous graphic messages from Richard Schnee were also discovered that depicted his affinity for children, stating that “…pregnant 6yos would be hot…”.

On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, a search warrant was executed at Schee’s residence when various electronic devices were seized. Forensic examinations were conducted on his devices, and upon the examinations’ completion, the following was discovered: Various files depicting child pornography were found on his cell phone, laptop, and desktop computer. On his phone, in particular, various child pornography files depicting prepubescent children being sexually assaulted were found. One even depicted the sexual assault of an infant.

On Friday, May 24, 2024, Richard Schnee turned himself in at the Bensalem Township Police Department.  He was charged with Sexual Abuse of Children: Dissemination, Possession of Child Pornography, and related charges.   He was arraigned by District Justice Joseph Falcone and remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10% of $2,000,000 bail.