Mt. Lebanon man charged with child pornography possession

Agents from the Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator Section on Sept. 9 arrested a Mt. Lebanon man and charged him with distributing and possessing child pornography.
According to the criminal complaint, Brian A. Bruder, 42, of 1150 Lakemont Drive, used a computer to download and share sexually graphic images of children.
Mt. Lebanon police helped execute a search warrant at Bruder’s residence and, along with child predator section agents, seized an external hard drive and laptop computer, according to the attorney general’s office, which stated that a preliminary review of the devices by agents from the office’s computer forensics unit revealed several files indicative of child pornography.
Bruder was placed under arrest and charged with two counts of distribution of child pornography, 18 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of criminal use of a communication facility. A preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 17.