Warminster Man Charged In Child Pornography Case Involving AI-Generated Material and Burglary
July 3, 2025
By Dan Doyle
WARMINSTER, PA — A Warminster man is facing a slew of felony charges after Bucks County authorities allege he possessed and distributed hundreds of child sexual abuse images, including some created using artificial intelligence. The man, identified as 46-year-old Christopher L. O’Neill, is also accused of burglarizing a home and stealing a pair of girl’s underwear.
O’Neill was formally charged Tuesday, July 1, with possessing and sharing child pornography, criminal use of a communication facility, and other offenses. The charges stem from a months-long investigation initiated June 10, 2025, by the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office after receiving multiple CyberTips from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).
According to investigators, between September 2024 and May 2025, O’Neill uploaded, saved, and shared a significant volume of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) through platforms such as Google Photos and PicsArt. Authorities recovered 694 images and videos during the investigation. Some of the material was confirmed to be artificially generated using AI software.
Detectives with the Bucks County Detectives and the Pennsylvania Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force reviewed and verified the illegal nature of the digital files.
In a separate incident on June 28, 2025, O’Neill allegedly broke into a Warminster residence and stole several items, including a pair of girl’s underwear. That incident led to additional charges, including burglary, criminal trespass, theft, and receiving stolen property.
Following his arraignment on the child exploitation charges, O’Neill was remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on $500,000 bail, with 10 percent allowable. He received an additional $2 million bail after his arraignment on the burglary charges on Thursday.
Note: Criminal charges, and any reporting thereof, are merely allegations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.