Authorities say a longtime former Bristol Township police officer who later worked as a school security guard is now on the other side of the law.
David Jayne, 63, was arrested Friday after investigators executed a search warrant at his Levittown home on Granite Road. Detectives say material seized from the residence points to years of alleged possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material. Jayne is charged with possession of child pornography, dissemination of child pornography and criminal use of a communication facility, and a judge set his bail at $50,000, with 10% required.
According to Bristol Township police, the investigation started after the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children sent over a suspected image. A search warrant carried out Friday led investigators to evidence that suggested a history "spanning approximately 20 years," police said, as reported by CBS Philadelphia. Detectives are still sifting through devices and records, and police say additional charges could follow.
School district says clearances checked out
The Bristol Township School District confirmed that Jayne has not worked for the district since 2023. While he was employed, the district said, he had "active and fully cleared Pennsylvania Child Abuse, Pennsylvania Criminal History, FBI Criminal Background, and all other required clearances on file," according to a statement the district provided to CBS Philadelphia.
The district also said that "law enforcement officials do not believe that any BTSD students were involved in these alleged activities" and pledged to cooperate with investigators as the case moves forward.
How the case started
The probe began with a CyberTipline report made to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. NCMEC receives reports from tech platforms and the public, triages them, then routes likely cases to the appropriate law enforcement agencies for follow up. The organization says its CyberTipline processes millions of reports each year and helps police prioritize the most urgent incidents, a process that Bristol Township police say set this investigation in motion. More details on how the tip system works are available at NCMEC's CyberTipline.
What the charges mean
Jayne’s charges fall under Pennsylvania statutes that classify possession and dissemination of child sexual abuse material as offenses under the sexual abuse code (18 Pa.C.S. § 6312) and define criminal use of a communication facility in 18 Pa.C.S. § 7512. These offenses are graded as felonies and can carry prison time and fines. When judges sentence in such cases, they look at factors that include the nature and number of files involved. The full statute language can be found on the Pennsylvania General Assembly site at 18 Pa.C.S. § 6312 and 18 Pa.C.S. § 7512.
Police ask for tips
Bristol Township detectives are asking anyone with information related to the case to contact Detective Ashley Landis at 267-812-3029 or [email protected], according to local reporting. The department has said it does not currently believe Bristol Township School District students were involved and that it will continue working with prosecutors as the investigation plays out, Patch reported.
Local context
Bucks County authorities have handled several sizable child exploitation cases in recent years, including a 2025 investigation that uncovered thousands of images and resulted in a state prison sentence. That case, detailed in a news release from the Bucks County district attorney’s office, underscored the role of multiagency computer crime units in tracking and prosecuting these types of offenses.
