S. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. – The Lehigh County District Attorney and Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced an arrest following a large-scale child sex abuse material (CSAM) investigation.

42-year-old Jared Hudak of South Whitehall Township is charged with 51 felony counts related to the possession and distribution of CSAM  

Between October 30 and December 9 of 2025, PSP troopers were conducting undercover investigations involving the internet sharing of CSAM. On at least 13 occasions, undercover troopers were able to download contraband digital files from an internet protocol address that was allegedly traced to Hudak’s South Whitehall home.

Members of the PSP Computer Crime Unit, South Whitehall Township Police and Homeland Security Investigations executed a search warrant at Hudak’s home and investigators recovered 11 electronic storage devices belonging to the suspect.

The devices were later analyzed and alleged to have contained more than 3,000 images and videos of CSAM showing children being sexually abused by adults. Investigators say the children appear to range in age from as young as infants to up to 12 years of age.

Hudak was arraigned February 20 and released on $10,000 bail.

If convicted of all charges, authorities say Hudak faces a possible sentence of 235 ½ to 471 years in state prison.