A former resident of Wampum, Pennsylvania, Thomas Hyatt-Baney, has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for producing material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor. The sentence was announced by Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti.
United States District Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand imposed the sentence on August 28, 2025. After his release from prison, Hyatt-Baney will be subject to 15 years of supervised release. Restitution will be determined at a future hearing.
Court records show that on June 25, 2023, between 12:30 p.m. and 12:37 p.m., Hyatt-Baney used his phone to produce three video clips involving the sexual exploitation of a toddler. The court also found him responsible for creating another video involving the same victim and possessing hundreds of videos and images depicting child sexual abuse.
Assistant United States Attorney Carolyn J. Bloch prosecuted the case. Acting United States Attorney Rivetti recognized the work of the Pennsylvania State Police and Homeland Security Investigations in leading to Hyatt-Baney’s prosecution.
“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 (CEOS), 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,” according to the press release.
