Kenneth Bee, Child Pornography, Pennsylvania 2023

A Westmoreland County resident has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for producing and possessing images of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Kenneth Bee, 55, was sentenced in federal court to 420 months in prison, to be followed by a lifetime term of supervised release, on his convictions of production and possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor.

According to information presented to the court, over a period of several years, Bee produced images of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Further, in and around September 2022, Bee possessed images of prepubescent minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

Assistant United States Attorney Maureen Sheehan-Balchon prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

United States Attorney Troy Rivetti commended the Pennsylvania State Police, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Indiana County District Attorney’s Office for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Bee.

This case was brought as a part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Bee’s sentence was imposed by United States District Judge Stephanie L. Haines on Kenneth Bee.

The court found Bee guilty of production and possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/westmoreland-county-resident-sentenced-35-years-prison-producing-and-possessing-images