Lancaster City Man Convicted Of Possession, Disseminating Child Pornography

LANCASTER – A Lancaster city man was convicted last Thursday on seven charges related to disseminating and possessing child pornography. De Ok Kar, 42, of the 200 block of W. King St., was found guilty by Lancaster County Judge Jeffrey Conrad on two charges of possession of child pornography, one count of disseminating child pornography and four counts of criminal use of a communication facility at the conclusion of the two-day bench trial. Assistant District Attorney Janie Swinehart presented evidence and testimony during trial that Kar had possessed and shared multiple digital video files of children under the age of 18 engaged in a prohibited sexual act or the simulation of such act. Investigators received multiple tips from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children on July 29, 2019. Swinehart mentioned the defendant saved and possessed child pornography on his cell phone, laptop and Facebook account, where he was a part of a group that would trade the pornography. Judge Conrad will order sentence at a later date.