Bradford County Man Sentenced To 168 Months In Prison For Child Exploitation Crime

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jay Holloway, age 37, a resident of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 168 months’ imprisonment by Chief United States District Judge Matthew W. Brann, for distribution of child pornography.

According to the Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, on May 17, 2023, members of both the Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General served a search warrant at Holloway’s residence in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.  Pursuant to the warrant, agents seized and later analyzed multiple digital devices, including cellular phones and computers. The forensic analysis uncovered approximately 3,369 images and 965 videos of child pornography on Holloway’s devices.  Further, it showed that Holloway distributed child pornography to others via Telegram, a cloud-based encrypted messaging application.  

The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations– Philadelphia Division, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator Section, and the Pennsylvania State Police. Assistant United States Attorney Tatum Wilson prosecuted the case.

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. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.

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