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Sadsbury Township man accused of creating AI-altered images of teenage girls faces new charges
John Lymberis, 57, is facing more than two dozen additional charges in a Chester County investigation involving alleged images of teenage girls manipulated with artificial intelligence. Police say the new charges involve additional victims.
A former Sadsbury Township business owner is facing more than two dozen additional charges in a Chester County child sexual abuse material investigation, according to police and court documents.
The new allegations against John Lymberis, 57, involve additional victims, police said. Court documents allege that he possessed images of teenage girls he knew that had been altered using artificial intelligence to make the girls appear nude.
Lymberis had previously been accused of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material and of exchanging inappropriate messages and images with a girl he met on a messaging app when she was 15. The charges are allegations, and the case remains subject to court proceedings.
The investigation began in 2024 after police received a cyber tip. Lymberis is the former owner of Harry’s Hot Dogs and other businesses in Sadsbury Township.
Chester County Detectives are asking anyone with information to call 610-344-6866.