A West Pittston man has been sentenced to serve nine years in federal prison for distributing child sex images, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Edward Stephen Neil, 29, previously pleaded guilty to distributing child sex images after being accused of using a peer-to-peer network to share graphic sexual images of children being sexually assaulted.
A search of his home in November 2024 turned up multiple devices containing child sex images, prosecutors said.
U.S. District Judge Julia K. Munley imposed the sentence Tuesday, ordering Neil to serve nine years followed by 10 years of parole.