POTTSTOWN, Pa. – Authorities are accusing a Pottstown man of recording children via hidden cameras and using the images and video to produce child pornography.
Adam Benjamin Arena, 46, was charged this week with more than 100 felonies — including production and possession of child abuse material — and dozens of misdemeanor counts of invasion of privacy, according to a news release from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.
Arena, who moved to Montgomery County after the conduct was discovered, was denied bail at arraignment, the AG’s office said.
The Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator Section and the Brownsville Police Department conducted an investigation that revealed Arena had installed hidden cameras at a Fayette County home, primarily in a shower/bathroom area, to record a child in various states of undress, according to the news release.
Investigators determined Arena concealed at least one camera in a shampoo bottle, which was discovered by the child victim, the AG’s office said.
During a search warrant in June 2024, investigators found multiple devices owned by Arena with videos and images he obtained via hidden cameras, according to the news release.
The AG’s office said some videos show Arena installing the camera and retrieving it.
