A Berks County man, Matthew McKinney, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for possessing child sex abuse material (CSAM). The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph F. Leeson Jr. earlier this week, according to a report from Yahoo News. McKinney, 28, pleaded guilty to charges of distribution and receipt of child pornography.
In addition to his prison sentence, McKinney will serve 15 years of supervised release and pay $98,500 in restitution to victims. He is also required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act and Megan's Law, as noted by Berks Weekly.
McKinney was arrested in August 2025 after being linked to an FBI investigation into a Telegram account named "Steve Jobs," which was used to trade CSAM. FBI investigators discovered communications between this account and McKinney's account, which included the distribution and receipt of CSAM. On May 26, 2025, McKinney's account received 80 video files containing CSAM, and on July 29, 2025, he sent four such videos to the "Steve Jobs" account. Additionally, McKinney's account sent a link containing about 1,100 video files of child pornography, some depicting the abuse of infants and toddlers.
The case was part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative by the Department of Justice to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. McKinney's sentence also includes various financial penalties and assessments, as reported by another Yahoo News article.