Schuylkill County Man Indicted For Distribution, Receipt, And Possession Of Child Pornography

SCRANTON - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Andrew Chester Moyer, age 48, of Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography.

According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that Moyer distributed and received child pornography between April 27, 2026 and April 30, 2026 while in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and possessed child pornography on May 6, 2026.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation-Allentown Resident Agency and Minersville Borough Police Department investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Tatum R. Wilson is prosecuting the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.usdoj.gov/psc. Links to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link.

The maximum penalty under federal law for these offenses is 20 years of imprisonment, with a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years' imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. A sentence following the finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Indictments are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

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