Indiana County man sentenced to prison on child porn charges
An Indiana County man was sentenced to several years in prison on child pornography charges.
Jeffrey Allen Sink, 57, from Commodore, was sentenced to five years in prison, five years of supervised release and restitution of $2,000 for possessing material depicting the exploitation of minors, the Department of Justice said.
According to officials, the charges stemmed from an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations Pittsburgh in Feb. 18. The investigation revealed that Sink, a convicted sex offender, was getting child sexual abuse material from a mobile communication app.
In March 2018, Sink admitted to investigators that he used the internet to obtain child pornography. Agents saw photos and videos on his devices, including his cell phone, officials said.
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, the Department of Justice said.
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