Snyder County Man Receives 20 Years for Producing Child Pornography and Enticing Minor

A Snyder County man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison on May 13, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania for production of child pornography and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.

The defendant, identified in the Justice Department release, produced child pornography and used a facility of interstate commerce to entice a minor. The scope of the conduct involved direct production of explicit material using the victim, who is identified in the record as a minor. The sentence includes a lifetime term of supervised release following incarceration.

The sentence changes the defendant's status from pretrial detention or release conditions to immediate incarceration in a federal facility. The 20-year term begins on the date of sentencing, May 13, 2026, with projected release in 2045 followed by lifetime supervision.

Prior to sentencing the defendant faced a statutory maximum that this term falls within under the applicable federal guidelines for these offenses.

Downstream the sentence requires the defendant to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act immediately upon release. The Bureau of Prisons must designate a facility for the term of incarceration. The U.S. Probation Office will supervise the lifetime term and enforce restitution payments to the victim.

Federal law prohibits the defendant from possessing firearms or ammunition for life and restricts internet use and contact with minors during supervised release. The case forms part of the Justice Department's ongoing prosecution of child sexual exploitation cases handled by its Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section and local U.S. Attorney's offices.

This sentencing follows the department's standard process for cases involving production of child pornography and enticement charges brought under federal statutes in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The Justice Department has pursued similar prosecutions nationwide as part of its enforcement priority on crimes against children.