Randolph Guy Gum, Production and Distribution of Child Pornography, Pennsylvania 2014

A Beaver County man has been indicted on federal child exploitation charges, accused of producing and distributing material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor.

Randolph Guy Gum, 22, formerly of Rochester, Pennsylvania, was named as the sole defendant in a 12-count indictment returned on April 27.

According to the indictment, Gum produced visual depictions, images, and videos of the sexual exploitation of a minor on multiple dates between January 19, 2014, and May 5, 2014. He is also accused of knowingly distributing images and videos containing material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor on July 23, 2015.

The law provides for a maximum sentence of life imprisonment for the production of child pornography counts and a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment for distribution of child pornography, along with a fine of $3,000,000.00.

Assistant United States Attorney Jessica Lieber Smolar is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.

The Department of Homeland Security, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, and the Rochester Pennsylvania Police Department conducted the investigation leading to the indictment.

An indictment is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/beaver-county-man-indicted-federal-child-exploitation-charges