FRACKVILLE — A Ringtown man arrested earlier this month on child pornography and drug charges waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Christina E. Hale, Frackville.
Kristin Delorge, 41, of 131 Breisch Road, was charged on May 3 by Trooper John Powis of the Computer Crime Unit with 20 felony counts of sexual abuse of children-possession of child pornography, one felony count each of possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance and criminal use of a communications facility, two misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance and one misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia.
By waiving his right to a hearing, Delorge will now have to answer to all the charges against him in Schuylkill County Court.
After signing court paperwork to waive the hearing, Delorge was returned to Schuylkill County Prison where he is being held on $100,000 straight cash bail set by Hale at the time of his arrest.
In his criminal complaint, Powis charged Delorge in connection with incidents at his home beginning Dec. 20 and continuing through May 3.
Powis said that on Dec. 20, the computer crime unit was conducting an undercover investigation into the Internet sharing of child pornography and was able to locate a computer that was sharing child pornography images on two separate websites.
The computer was found to be at the Delorge home and on March 7, Powis said, a search warrant was obtained for that residence from Magisterial District Judge David J. Rossi, Tremont. The warrant was executed the following day, March 8.
The search yielded a laptop computer, desktop computers and cellphones as well as suspected drugs and drug paraphernalia, along with $1,334.
During an interview, Powis said, Delorge admitted owning the drugs, drug paraphernalia and cash. When asked about the images of child pornography, Delorge acknowledged any such images found on laptop computer were his, Powis said.
Powis said that he subsequently received the results of testing on the suspected drugs seized from the Delorge home. Those tests, the trooper said, confirmed the seized drugs as being methamphetamine and marijuana.