Skip to main content
Press Release

The former police chief of a village in Mahoning County sentenced to five years in prison for child pornography crimes

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Ohio

The former police chief of a village in Mahoning County was sentenced to five years in prison for child pornography crimes.

Andrew M. Soloman, 37, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of receiving and possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Soloman was the police chief of Craig Beach Village when he committed the crimes. He met the juvenile victim when responding to her residence for calls about harassment and a juvenile runaway. During their interactions, the victim sat in Soloman’s cruiser for several hours and talked. He provided her with his work email address, according to court documents.

The two continued to communicate via text and email. The victim sent Soloman sexually explicit photographs of herself and Soloman responded by sending sexually explicit photographs via his work email account. This took place from  Oct. 24 through Dec. 7, 2017 according to court documents.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael A. Sullivan following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office and the Austintown Police Department.

Contact

Mike Tobin
216.622.3651
michael.tobin@usdoj.gov

Updated June 29, 2018

Topic
Project Safe Childhood