{"id":156593,"date":"2026-04-03T20:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/156593\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T20:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:06:08","slug":"pennsylvania-state-police-looking-for-man-charged-with-serious-sex-crimes-against-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/156593\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania State Police looking for man charged with serious sex crimes against child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/661552318ac95207fe56fcaaa6cae4f9.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pennsylvania State Police are asking for the public\u2019s help in finding a man who is wanted on charges of serious sex crimes against a child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Troopers said Matthew Gabriel Barth, 43, is wanted for charges of rape of a child, sexual assault, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviant sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated incident assault of a child, indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of age, indecent exposure, corruption of minors and photographing, filming, depicting sex acts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Barth is known to frequent the areas of Washington, Bentleyville, Brownsville, Belle Vernon, Donora and the City of Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He is 6 feet tall and weighs around 200 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Troopers said Barth was last known to live within the 400 block of Lively Road in Eighty Four.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone with information on Barth\u2019s location is asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police Washington by calling 724-223-5200 or by calling the PSP Tips Toll Free Line at 1-800-472-8477. 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