Easton, PA Man Charged with Distributing and Possessing Child Pornography

PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Scott Wayne, 58, of Easton, was charged this week by indictment with the distribution and possession of child pornography.

According to the indictment, Wayne possessed a computer hard drive which contained visual depictions that had been produced using materials that had been mailed, shipped, and transported in interstate and foreign commerce. The indictment alleges that the production of these visual depictions involved the use of a minor, including a prepubescent minor who had not attained 12 years of age, engaging in sexually explicit conduct, and the visual depictions were of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of forty years imprisonment, a mandatory minimum of five years imprisonment, a mandatory minimum of five years supervised release up to lifetime supervised release, a $500,000 fine, and $10,200 in special assessments.

The case was investigated by the Bethlehem Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Sherri A. Stephan.