(File Photo)

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to possessing material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor.
Shaun Tedrow, age 40, pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge W. Scott Hardy.
According to information presented to the court during the guilty plea hearing, on May 1, 2020, Tedrow, who was on parole from a prior conviction for Indecent Assault, was found in possession of hundreds of videos and digital photographs depicting the sexual exploitation of minors, many of whom were under the age of 12 years.
Judge Hardy scheduled sentencing for November 10, 2022. The law provides for a maximum total sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offense and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Tedrow has been ordered by the court to remain in custody pending sentencing.
Assistant United States Attorney Carolyn J. Bloch prosecuted this case on behalf of the
government. Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation leading to the Indictment in this 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 www.justice.gov/psc.