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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) A resident of Alberta, Canada, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges related to the sexual exploitation of children, U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. 

According to the indictment, Cyril Borle, 55, faces six federal charges, including three counts of producing child sexual abuse material and three counts of receiving child sexual abuse material. 

Prosecutors allege that on three occasions in early 2020, Borle persuaded a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of creating visual depictions of that conduct. The indictment also alleges Borle received those visual depictions. 

If convicted, Borle faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and could be fined up to $1.5 million, according to federal prosecutors. 

Authorities noted that any sentence would ultimately depend on the seriousness of the offenses and the defendant’s criminal history under federal sentencing guidelines.