February 3, 2010 - Dennis C. Pfannenschmidt, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that a Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo to using the Internet to attempt to entice a minor for sex and transporting child pornography. Pfannenschmidt stated that George Carvlin, age 56, admitted to committing both offenses in May 2008.
Carvlin was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 3, 2009. Carvlin’s charges resulted from an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Barrett Township Police Department in Monroe County.
Carvlin faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a possible maximum sentence of life in prison. Judge Caputo scheduled sentencing for May 14, 2010.
Pfannenschmidt noted that 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 www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
Pfannenschmidt noted that the case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Francis P. Sempa.
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