Luzerne County Man Indicted for Child Pornography Offenses

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Andrew John Murphy, age 42, of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, was indicted on April 28, 2026, by a federal grand jury on child exploitation charges.

According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that Murphy produced child pornography from around December 2023 through April 2026. The indictment also alleges that Murphy distributed child pornography on or about April 21, 2026.

Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Kyle A. Moreno is prosecuting the 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 https://www.usdoj.gov/psc. Links to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link.

The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is 50 years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. A sentence following the finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Indictments are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

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