Crime & Safety

Delco Man Charged With Child Porn Found Dead In Cemetery: Report

Thomas Bowles, 45, of Swarthmore, was found dead in SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Springfield Monday, according to a news report.

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Thomas Bowles, 45, of Swarthmore, was charged on Wednesday, April 10 with the child pornography crimes, as well as 25 counts of criminal use of a communication facility.
Thomas Bowles, 45, of Swarthmore, was charged on Wednesday, April 10 with the child pornography crimes, as well as 25 counts of criminal use of a communication facility. (Shutterstock)

SPRINGFIELD, PA — A Delaware County man who was recently charged with 25 counts of child pornography crimes was reportedly found dead by suicide in a cemetery Monday.

Thomas Bowles, 45, of Swarthmore, was charged on Wednesday, April 10 with the child pornography crimes, as well as 25 counts of criminal use of a communication facility.

Bowles was released on $75,000 unsecured bail after his arraignment that same day.

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However, the Delaware County Daily Times reports Bowles was found dead Monday in the Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery in Springfield.

The outlet reports Delaware County dispatch got a call for a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the cemetery at about 8:52 a.m. Monday.

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Bowles attorney confirmed his death to the Delaware County Daily Times.

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