York County Man Indicted for Child Pornography Offenses

HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Gabriel McKenna, 32, a resident of York, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for child pornography offenses.

According to U.S. Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that between on or about January 31, 2024 and August 10, 2024, McKenna produced and possessed child pornography, and it is further alleged that he received child pornography in July 2026.

The FBI Philadelphia's Harrisburg Resident Agency and the York County Regional Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Evelyn M. Stoner 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 www.usdoj.gov/pscLinks 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 upon conviction is 70 years' imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, a fine, and the imposition of a special assessment. A sentence following the finding of guilt is imposed by a court after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

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

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