{"id":41811,"date":"2025-11-22T17:55:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T17:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/41811\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T17:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T17:55:07","slug":"allegheny-county-man-pleads-guilty-to-sexually-exploiting-2-children-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/41811\/","title":{"rendered":"Allegheny County man pleads guilty to sexually exploiting 2 children \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">An Allegheny County man pleaded guilty on Monday to sexually exploiting two children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Dylan Weyandt, 34, of Wall, pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of violating federal laws regarding sexual exploitation of minors. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Prosecutors say Weyandt induced two children outside the Western District of Pennsylvania to create and send to him sexually explicit photos and videos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Weyandt met the children on social media and would switch between complimenting and threatening them to get the material, prosecutors say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Weyandt will remain detained until his sentencing, which is scheduled for March 23. He could face at least 15 years in prison and\/or a $250,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The case is part of the DOJ\u2019s Project Safe Childhood, intended to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An Allegheny County man pleaded guilty on Monday to sexually exploiting two children. 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