Daniel Merrick is a Messianic Jewish (Christian) pastor, musician, former Christian television host, and a songwriter in Smethport, Pennsylvania. He has also been charged with more than 800 counts relating to child sexual abuse material. Specifically, he is charged with 570 counts of child pornography — involving indecent contact, second-degree felonies; 316 counts of child pornography — involving nudity, third-degree felonies; and one count of criminal use of a communications facility, a third-degree felony.
According to the complaint, he uploaded some images using his cell phone and Verizon, his provider, informed the state police cyber crimes unit. Trooper Robert Whyel served three consecutive warrants, first on his account at Verizon, second on his phone, and third on his residence. This is where he spoke with Merrick who took no responsibility and blamed his wife for his “addiction” to child sex abuse material, claiming she refused to be intimate with him for two years, driving him to see out material of children being sexually abused and exploited.
He pleaded guilty, but then at his sentencing hearing, he asked to withdraw his guilty plea claiming he was “just looking at the child pornography as part of an independent investigation that he had taken on himself to help the victims.”
As you can see his is not just MAGA, he’s MegaMAGA and pureblood. His post-arrest Twitter profile has removed pureblood. He has an extensive biography on Amazon.
- The Bradford Era: Merrick jailed on over 880 felony counts of child pornography
- The Bradford Era: Merrick pleads to possessing child porn
- The Bradford Era: Former pastor asks to withdraw guilty plea to child porn
- McKean County District Attorney’s Office: Smethport Man Accused of Possessing Child Pornography
Jan 20, 2025
Another vile, disgusting, dishonest a-hole who refuses to accept that his own perverse and illegal actions promote damage and danger to children.