Commonwealth v. Diodoro

OPINION

Chief Justice CASTILLE.

In the instant appeal, the limited question presented for this Court’s review is whether accessing and viewing child pornography over the internet constitutes “control” of such pornography under 18 Pa.C.S. § 6312(d). For the reasons that follow, we hold that it does, and accordingly, we affirm the order of the Superior Court.

On or about November 20, 2003, the Ridley Township Police Department obtained a search warrant for appellant Anthony Diodoro’s personal computer and seized the computer from his residence in Delaware County. Following forensic examination of…