Former Chester police officer charged with child sexual abuse material possession

Charges have been filed against former Chester Police Officer Leon Paparo following a wide-ranging investigation into unauthorized searches and possession of child sexual abuse material, according to Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse.Investigators began looking into Paparo on April 6, after a required audit uncovered suspicious searches under his account in the JNET system, Delaware County District Attorney’s Office said. The search history included people unrelated to Chester Police incidents, such as employees from the DA’s office, local individuals, ex-girlfriends, court staff and city personnel.Detectives say Paparo, as records custodian for Chester Police Department, sometimes added case numbers for individuals and left the "reason" field blank in the JNET system against official procedures.The investigation also revealed his involvement in a 2015 incident where he allegedly sent inappropriate messages to a 15-year-old girl and asked her to sign up for a video-sharing