McKees Rocks Resident Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 46 months of imprisonment, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, on his conviction of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

Senior United States District Judge Joy Flowers Conti imposed the sentence on Brandon Jennings, 38, on September 18, 2025.

According to the information presented to the Court, in and around March 2021 and July 2021, Jennings possessed 926 images and 803 videos depicting the sexual exploitation of minors, some of whom were infants, toddlers and prepubescent. Other child sexual abuse material possessed by Jennings portrayed sadomasochistic conduct or other depictions of violence.

Assistant United States Attorney V. Joseph Sonson prosecuted this case on behalf of the United States.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Allegheny County Police Department conducted the investigation that led to the successful prosecution of Jennings.

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.justice.gov/psc.