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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) First Assistant United States Attorney Troy Revetti announced yesterday that a resident of Russellton, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years of incarceration, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating federal law regarding the sexual exploitation of a minor. Forty-four-year-old Michael Rearick was given the sentence on November 25th, 2025 and Rearick was ordered to pay restitution of $20,000 to his victim. According to information presented to the Court, from on or about April 21st, 2023, until on or about April 23rd, 2023, Rearick transported a minor from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Canada with intent that the minor engage in criminal sexual activity.