2-5-2012 Pennsylvania:State police from the Embreeville barracks today identified the man who died last week after setting his car on fire as 38-year-old Thomas J. Evasew of Phoenixville.
The coroner ruled the death a suicide. Court records show that Evasew was paroled last May after serving a 6- to 23-month sentence for disseminating and possessing child pornography. He was still on probation in that case, court records said.
Troopers responding to a reported vehicle fire at 5:18 p.m. Wednesday at 3285 Phoenixville Pike found a 2005 red Ford Focus "fully involved in fire," police said. Inside the vehicle they saw the body.
State police said they were assisted at the scene by the Chester County Fire Marshals, Chester County Coroner's Office, East Whiteland Fire Company, the county's Hazmat agency, and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. ..Source.. by kathleen brady shea
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Car-fire death ruled a suicide
2-3-2012 Pennsylvania:
An autopsy today confirmed that the man found dead by police in a burning car Wednesday in Charlestown Township was a victim of suicide, said Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan. He said the man's identify was not being released yet.
Troopers responding to a reported vehicle fire at 5:18 p.m. Wednesday at 3285 Phoenixville Pike found a 2005 red Ford Focus "fully involved in fire," police said. Inside the vehicle they saw the body.
State police said they were assisted at the scene by the Chester County Fire Marshals, Chester County Coroner's Office, East Whiteland Fire Company, the county's Hazmat agency, and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. ..Source.. by kathleen brady shea
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Man faces 90 counts of child porn
2-27-2012:
PHOENIXVILLE — Following a three-month investigation, a Phoenixville man was arraigned on felony child pornography charges in district court Thursday morning.
Thomas James Evasew, 35, of the 500 block of West High Street, Phoenixville, is charged with 90 counts of felony child pornography possession charges, as well as one count of sexual abuse of children and criminal use of communications facility.
According to court documents, Trooper Jon Nelson of the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Computer Crime Unit, said that officials became aware of Evasew during an investigation around 5 p.m. Aug. 23, 2008.
Nelson stated that Cpl. Robert Erdely of the Computer Crime Unit was conducting a proactive online investigation into the distribution of child pornography.
While online, Erdely located an individual utilizing a particular IP address and sharing child pornography via a peer-to-peer network.
A peer-to-peer network is a communication network that enables users to connect their computers and share files directly with other users without having to go through a centralized server.
One of the movies being shared was known to police, and the video depicted a 14-year-old boy engaged in sex acts with another male child, said Nelson.
"Cpl. Erdely utilized a court order to determine that the subscriber for the account of the IP address was (Evasew)," said Nelson.
In December, Nelson served a search warrant on Evasew's residence.
"During the search, I interviewed (him) and he admitted to knowingly possessing and distributing child pornography from August until December," he said.
State police seized several hard drives from Evasew's residence in December.
During a subsequent forensic analysis on the hard drives, Nelson said he found 83 images and seven movies that contained child pornography.
Evasew was escorted into the courtroom Thursday morning with his parents and his attorney, Steve Baer, for his arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Ted Michaels.
When Michaels asked Evasew if he'd ever been arrested before, Eva
sew answered, "No," but Baer informed the court that his client has two previous driving under the influence arrests from 2003.
"One was in Chester County, and the other was in Montgomery County," said Baer.
During the preliminary arraignment, Baer said that since the search warrant was executed in December, his client has been cooperative with state police.
"We contacted Trooper Nelson and arranged for his surrender today," he said. "I don't see my client as being a flight risk."
Nelson responded, "In accordance with the Chester County District Attorney's Office, their only concern was that he post some sort of bail."
Michaels said that the Chester County Bail Agency recommended a $250,000 unsecured bail, however, Michaels added some bail provisions. After a brief sidebar with Nelson and Baer, Michaels placed the bail provisions of no criminal Internet conduct, no criminal conduct, contact the bail agency, and Evasew is to not associate with any children under the age of 18.
"That means no schools or any youth groups," said Michaels sternly.
With that being said, Evasew was released on the $250,000 unsecured bail set by Michaels. ..Source.. by DENNIS J. WRIGHT
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Charlestown car fire victim served time for child porn (Update with Video)
CHARLESTOWN – The man who was found dead in a burning car Wednesday was charged in 2009 with felony possession of child pornography according to court records.
State police said Sunday that the body of Thomas J. Evasew, 38, of Phoenixville was identified after an investigation that included an autopsy that was completed on Friday. Police confirmed the man committed suicide.
On Wednesday emergency responders were called to the scene of a car fire in a rear parking lot of Chester Valley Grange in the 3200 block of Phoenixville Pike.
Once the fire company was able to bring the fire under control they discovered a body inside of the red 2005 Ford Focus.
A passerby reportedly heard an explosion before the fire began. The exact manner in which the fire was set is still under investigation by state and county fire marshals.
According to court records Evasew was charged in early 2009 with 90 counts of felony possession of child pornography, as well as one count of sexual abuse of children and criminal use of communications facility.
He pleaded guilty to one count of disseminating child pornography, and four counts of possession of child pornography. The prosecution withdrew the other charges.
Evasew was sentenced to 6-23 months incarceration and 8 years of probation. He was paroled from Chester County Prison in May of 2010.
Assisting state police on the scene Wednesday were Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan, East Whiteland Fire Company, the Chester County Fire Marshal, the Chester County Coroner, the Chester County Haz-mat team, the State Police Fire Marshal, and the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and Explosives. ..Source.. by TOM KELLY IV
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