Man with “violent extremist ideology” charged with possessing videos of child sexual abuse

A federal grandy jury indicted a Pennsylvania man with possession of child sexual abuse material and heard evidence that he holds a “racially-motivated violent extremist ideology” that saw him praise mass shooters, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

Aidan Harding, 20, of Glenwillard, Pennsylvania, was indicted on a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, according to the Justice Department. He was first arrested on the possession charge in late January and was ordered to be held without bond pending a trial in mid-February.

Prosecutors presented evidence that Harding had over 20 firearms and made antisemitic fliers targeting Pittsburgh’s Jewish community, according to the Department of Justice.

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