Pittsburgh Resident Sentenced to 20 Years of Prison for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor While on Federal Supervised Release for Previous Conviction

This release was issued following the 43-day government shutdown during which the sentencing occurred.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to violating federal law involving the sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced to 20 years of incarceration, to be followed by 20 years of supervised release, on his conviction, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced.

United States District Judge Marilyn J. Horan imposed the sentence on Anthony Hill, 44, on October 8, 2025.

According to information presented to the Court, on July 29, 2008, Hill was convicted in the Western District of Pennsylvania on one count of possession of material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor. In 2024, while still serving a term of supervised release for the 2008 conviction, Hill committed new criminal conduct when he attempted to and did receive sexually explicit videos of a 17-year-old while communicating online with the minor between February 28, 2024, until on or about April 18, 2024. Through his plea, Hill accepted responsibility for and was sentenced for both the new federal violation and for violating the conditions of his supervised release.

Assistant United States Attorneys Heidi M. Grogan and Maureen Sheehan-Balchon prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

Acting United States Attorney Rivetti commended Homeland Security Investigations-Pittsburgh for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Hill.

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.justice.gov/psc.