Authorities also said they found images and videos involving sadomasochistic sexual abuse, as well as abuse involving animals and children. “Crying makes it hotter,” he said in one transcript quoted in prosecution filings. “My actions helped to support an industry that preys upon the most vulnerable in our society.” But while U.S. District Judge Michael M. Baylson acknowledged the former elected official and marketing executive’s efforts at rehabilitation, he said that harsh prison sentences were the only way to threaten a black-market industry that has victimized thousands of children. After surrendering Wednesday morning, Ahr was arraigned before District Judge David H. Lang in a small courtroom in Newtown Square. “I just think he’s been treated so unfairly,” Nagle was overheard telling another observer at one point before abruptly leaving during the government’s presentation. Under the board charter, no member can be removed unless he or she is convicted of a crime, officials said. Elaine Schaefer posed for a photo with Philip Ahr in 2017.Elaine Schaefer posed for a photo with Philip Ahr in 2017.Delaware County Republican Party Chairman Tom McGarrigle blasted Democratic county council candidates in a release over the weekend for accepting an endorsement from the Delaware County Coalition for Prison Reform.“Our candidates would never accept the endorsement of an organization that harbors a convicted pedophile on their board of directors,” said McGarrigle in the release. Ahr graduated from Notre Dame with a degree in management. He decided to plead guilty shortly after One, according to court filings, read: “Each time someone downloads pictures of me being raped and abused, I picture some pervert enjoying self-gratifying pleasure from my pain. He posted 10 percent of $100,000 bail and was released under the condition that he have no contact with minors.
Ahr, who had not responded to multiple previous requests for comment via phone and at his gray stucco home, has been The details of that investigation had been kept under wraps until Wednesday. The details of the charges left officials in Delaware County disturbed. His resumé is robust: Graduate of the University of Notre Dame, former Navy hospital corpsman, a leader in his Bryn Mawr Catholic parish, and Radnor Township commissioners president. Ahr was well-liked by board members and easy to get along with, Clark said. RADNOR, PA – Just a few months after a former Radnor Township commissioner was found guilty in a fondling case, another township commissioner is being investigated according to the to township.Board of Commissioners President Phil Arh is under investigation by the Delaware County Criminal Investigation Division, according to the township.Radnor Police or staff are not involved in the investigation, the township said. A search of both hard drives took a couple weeks and uncovered more than 500 illegal images involving children shared and sought by Ahr since 2013, authorities said. “These were some of the most vile chats that I have ever read,” said Rotella, an experienced child sex crimes prosecutor. There, he boasted about sexually abusing his own relatives when they were younger and quipped, according to court filings: “Nice memories, though they don’t remember it."
Ahr at first minimized his crimes, saying he had been “sexting” with an unknown person online who sent him images of children that he knew to be illegal. The first of three debates between the six candidates is set for Thursday night at Villanova University.RADNOR — Although former Board of Commissioners President Phil Ahr was sentenced in September to 151 months in prison on child pornography charges, the Radnor ruling body remains mired in issues surrounding the case. Before joining the Radnor board, Ahr had been active in the township's Garrett Hill neighborhood, serving on the Garrett Hill Coalition, the Garrett Hill-Rosemont Fourth of July Parade Committee, and the Garrett Hill Steering Committee.