Oakmont Man Charged with Child Pornography

An Oakmont man is in jail and facing multiple child pornography charges.

Mark C. Loney, 30, of Riverside Drive has been charged with disseminating photo/film of child sex acts, child pornography, selling obscene/sexual materials and criminal use of communication facility.

According to court documents, Pennsylvania State Police filed the charges against him on Dec. 11 after an incident on Nov. 1. Oakmont police assisted state police in issuing a warrant for Loney's arrest.

Loney currently is being held in Allegheny County Jail. His bail was set at $75,000, and as of Thursday night, he was unable to post bail.

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled before Plum District Justice Linda Zucco on Jan. 9 at 9 a.m.

These incidents were reported to Oakmont police. Information was received from police reports and call logs.

Criminal Trespass

Joshua Allan Wyatt, 29, of Oakmont was charged with flight to avoid apprehension, criminal trespass, conspiracy, loitering and prowling at night, criminal attempt and theft from a vehicle; and Jonathan James Linn, 25, of Etna was charged with criminal trespass, breaking into a structure, loitering and prowling at night, theft from a vehicle and two counts of possessing instruments of crime after a Dec. 8 incident on Plum Street.

DUI

Lauren Nicole Smith, 27, of Oakmont was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, careless driving and two counts of accidents involving damage to an unattended vehicle after a Dec. 8 incident on California Avenue.

Criminal Mischief

A Thirteenth Street and a Fifteenth Street resident reported their houses had been egged on Dec. 1.

Hit-and-Run

A Dalzell Way resident reported a hit-and-run on Allegheny River Boulevard on Dec. 2.

A hit-and-run was reported on the 500 block of Virginia Avenue on Dec. 10.

A Penn Hills resident reported a hit-and-run on the 400 block of Allegheny Avenue on Dec. 11.

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