PA Pastor Arrested On 880 Felony Child Porn Counts

February 25, 2023 Crime, Religion

The Olean Times-Herald reports:

A Christian musician, pastor and former Bradford store owner is in McKean County Jail, charged with more than 880 felony counts of child pornography.

Daniel W. Merrick, 64, of 858 Route 446, Smethport, is charged with 570 counts of child pornography-involving indecent contact, second-degree felonies; 316 counts of child pornography-involving nudity, third-degree felonies; and one count of criminal use of a communications facility, a third-degree felony.

On Feb. 10, a search warrant was executed on Merrick’s residence, and Whyel spoke with Merrick on the scene. He told the trooper that he “began viewing pornography due to his wife refusing to be intimate with him,” the complaint stated, which Merrick said led to a “two-month curiosity in child pornography.”

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Merrick has a show on the Christian network NOW, which is also home to a show by Trump scamvangelical Paula White, among other prominent evangelicals. A link to Merrick’s show on the network’s site now returns an error message. Merrick’s Twitter account remains active at this writing, as does his YouTube channel.



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