Berks County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses

PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Matthew McKinney, 28, of Reading, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 240 months' imprisonment, 15 years of supervised release, and various financial penalties, including $98,500 in restitution to victims, by United States District Judge Joseph F. Leeson Jr. for child pornography offenses. In addition, the defendant is subject to mandatory registration as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act ("SORNA") and Megan's Law.

McKinney was arrested on a criminal complaint and warrant in August of last year, charged by information in October, and pleaded guilty in November to one count each of distribution of child pornography and receipt of child pornography.

As detailed in court filings and statements, the defendant came to investigators' attention based on his communications with the subject of an FBI New York investigation into the Telegram account "Steve Jobs" @perv_94, which was used to trade child sexual abuse material ("CSAM") with other Telegram users.

In reviewing the "Steve Jobs" @perv_94 Telegram account, FBI New York observed communications between it and a Telegram user with the display name of "Unknown 69." The communications contained both the distribution and receipt of CSAM.

Specifically, on May 26, 2025, the "Steve Jobs" @perv_94 Telegram account sent the "Unknown 69" account approximately 80 video files containing CSAM that primarily depicted female children, some of whom were pre-pubescent, engaging in sexual conduct.

On July 29, 2025, the "Unknown 69" account then sent "Steve Jobs" @perv_94 four files containing CSAM, including depictions of pre-pubescent children engaging in sexual conduct. The "Unknown 69" account additionally sent a MEGA link, which contained approximately 1,100 video files containing CSAM, including depictions of pre-pubescent children engaged in sexual conduct. Some of the video files shared between the accounts depicted the sexual abuse of children as young as infants and toddlers.

After obtaining subscriber information and other records, FBI Allentown agents determined that McKinney was the user of the "Unknown 69" account, which McKinney subsequently admitted in an interview.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit projectsafechildhood.govLinks 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 case was investigated by FBI Philadelphia's Allentown Resident Agency and FBI New York and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Rebecca J. Kulik.