James Blankenship, 57, was charged after staff members at Keystone Correctional Services discovered pornography on his cell phone on August 23, police said.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A convicted Megan's Law offender residing in a Harrisburg work-release housing facility is facing additional charges after he was allegedly found to be in possession of child pornography during a search of his room,James Dale Blankenship, 57, was arrested on August 23 after an alleged incident at Keystone Correctional Services on the 7200 block of Allentown Boulevard in West Hanover Township, according to police.
According to the state Department of Corrections, Blankenship is barred from viewing or possessing pornography, police claim. In an interview with investigators, Blankenship claimed the pornography was from an"old account" on his phone, and that he was unable to remove the bookmarked links to pornography websites that staff members discovered.
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