{"id":155788,"date":"2026-04-02T22:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T22:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/155788\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T22:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T22:40:10","slug":"father-and-son-charged-with-child-sexual-abuse-material-offenses-in-bensalem-after-cybertip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/155788\/","title":{"rendered":"Father and son charged with child sexual abuse material offenses in Bensalem after cybertip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">BENSALEM, Pa. &#8211; Police say a father and son were arrested Thursday, April 2, after investigators found more than 100 child sexual abuse images in their Bensalem apartment.<\/p>\n<p>   Police investigation leads to arrests at Salem Crossing Apartments <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Bensalem Police say they received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about someone at Salem Crossing Apartments attempting to obtain child pornography online.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Detectives say they traced the activity to an apartment occupied by Raul &#8220;Christian&#8221; Sandoval Jr., 34, and Raul Sandoval Sr., 58.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/photo-collage.png-1.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">On March 12, detectives served a search warrant and seized a computer and a phone from the home.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">A forensic search of Sandoval Jr.&#8217;s computer uncovered more than 100 images of girls, ages 6 to 12, nude or engaged in sexual acts with men, according to police.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Investigators say Sandoval Sr.&#8217;s phone contained images of a girl, about 10 or 11, nude and involved in sex acts with an adult male.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Police say both men were charged with Sexual Abuse of Children and Criminal Use of a Communication Facility.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Detectives say both Sandoval Sr. and Sandoval Jr. turned themselves in to police Thursday, April 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">They were arraigned by District Justice Michael Gallagher and sent to Bucks County Correctional Facility, with bail set at 10% of $2,000,000 each.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The investigation began after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alerted Bensalem Police to suspicious online activity at the apartment complex.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Police say the forensic examination of the seized devices provided enough evidence to obtain arrest warrants for both men.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Both men are being held in jail as the investigation continues.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Police have not said if there are additional victims or if the images were shared with others.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">It is also unclear how long the alleged activity had been going on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: \u00a0Information from Bensalem Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime &amp; 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