Child Violators Convicted With Prosecutor Offering Stern Reminder

SNOW HILL — Two local men were convicted in separate child pornography trials last week with one sentenced to five years in prison.

After a two-day trial last week, a Worcester County Circuit Court jury convicted Daniel Brynan Kerstetter, 56, of Berlin, on 28 counts of distribution and possession of child pornography. Kerstetter was sentenced to 10 years, all but five years of which was then suspended.

Kerstetter was arrested last July when Worcester County Sheriff’s deputies, working in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security and the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI), executed a search warrant on his residence on Libertytown Rd. in Berlin. The search warrant was the result of several months of prior investigation which revealed someone in the residence was downloading and sharing pictures and videos of child pornography.

Kerstetter was identified as the lone occupant of the residence. At the home, multiple hard drives and computers were recovered containing images and videos depicting minors involved in sexual acts. During the two-day trial last week, Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Richard Bloxom described the pictures and videos as “probably the most revolting images I have ever seen.”

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