A Pennsbury School District music instructor was charged with possessing thousands of images and videos of child pornography, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023.

Christopher Bygott, 47, of Hamilton, N.J., surrendered to authorities Tuesday morning to be charged with possession of child pornography and criminal use of a communication facility, both felonies.

He was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Jan Vislosky and was released on $250,000 unsecured bail, with the conditions that he have no contact with any minors, have no internet usage and surrender his passport.

This investigation by Detectives with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office began on Dec. 5 after two CyberTips were submitted to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. The CyberTips were linked to an IP address, which was used to upload the Child Sex Abuse Materials (CSAM) files into an Amazon Photos account.

Bucks County Detectives received subscriber information from Amazon.com Inc., which identified the subscriber as Bygott. Further investigation linked the IP address to the Pennsbury School District.

During their investigation, Bucks County Detectives learned that Bygott is employed by the school district as curriculum coordinator for instrumental music.

On Dec. 13, Bucks County Detectives interviewed Bygott at the Pennsbury High School East campus in Falls Township. A forensic examination of his cellphone led to the discovery of 2,000 images and videos of Child Sex Abuse Materials that depicted sexual acts with children of various ages.  

This case is assigned for prosecution to Chief Deputy District Attorney Matt Lannetti, Chief of Child Abuse Prosecution.

Media Contact: Manuel Gamiz Jr., 215.348.6298, mgamiz@buckscounty.org

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