Former Penn State Student Charged With Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

Former PSU Student Charged With Possessing Child Porn

Former Penn State student, 26-year-old Christopher J. Balta, who now resides in Florida, was arraigned on child pornography charges after USB drives containing over 1,000 files of sexual abuse material were found in a University Park residence hall that he once lived in, in 2021.  A staff member reportedly discovered one of the drives in an empty office and notified police of its contents after plugging it in to verifiy the owner.  Following an …

Former Penn State Student Charged With Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material

A former Penn State student was arraigned Thursday on child pornography charges following an investigation by local and federal law enforcement. Christopher J. Balta, now 26, of Florida, left behind two USB drives containing images and videos depicting child sex abuse when he moved out of a University Park residence hall in August 2021, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Penn State police. A staff member discovered one of the d…