Source: Office of United States Attorneys
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of York, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges regarding the sexual exploitation of minors, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.
The three-count Indictment named Israel Washington, 33, as the sole defendant.
According to the Indictment, Washington distributed material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor on March 31, 2022, and April 6, 2022, and possessed such material on March 7, 2024.
The law provides for a sentence of not less than five years and up to 20 years of imprisonment on each of the distribution charges and up to 10 years of imprisonment on the possession charge. Under the federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant United States Attorney William Guappone is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation leading to the Indictment.
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 (CEOS), 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 www.justice.gov/psc.
An indictment is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.