Wall Resident Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of Minors

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Wall, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal laws regarding the sexual exploitation of minors, First Assistant United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

Dylan Weyandt, 34, pleaded guilty to two counts before United States District Judge William S. Stickman IV on November 17, 2025.

In connection with the guilty plea, the Court was advised that, from February 2022 through February 2023, Weyandt induced two minors living in jurisdictions outside of the Western District of Pennsylvania to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing and sending to Weyandt visual depictions of such conduct. Weyandt, who met his minor victims on a social media application, would alternate between complimenting and threatening his victims to induce the victims to send him sexually explicit images and videos of themselves.

Judge Stickman scheduled sentencing for March 23, 2026. The law provides for a maximum total sentence of not less than 15 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, or both. Under the federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

Weyandt remains detained pending sentencing.

Assistant United States Attorney Heidi M. Grogan is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation-Pittsburgh’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, including the Allegheny County Police Department, and the Selma (California) Police Department conducted the investigation that led to the prosecution of Weyandt.

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.justice.gov/psc.