Former PA Trooper Sentenced Following Child Pornography Conviction

PITTSBURGH, PA -- A former Pennsylvania State Police corporal has been sentenced to 23 years in prison after his conviction on multiple child pornography charges.

Sean McKenzie, 32, formerly of Perryopolis,was convicted on seven counts of child sexual exploitation - including the production and attempted production of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, and transportation and attempted transportation of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor.

In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon on Wednesday ordered 25 years of supervised release and ordered that McKenzie pay restitution totaling $61,000.00 to his minor victims.

“This defendant betrayed his oath as a sworn law enforcement officer and victimized the very children he was sworn to protect,” U.S. Attorney Eric Olshan said in a statement. “McKenzie’s conduct represents the most disturbing betrayal of trust."

On three separate occasions in 2020-2021, McKenzie induced a minor he knew to shower and change in a bathroom where he surreptitiously recorded those activities. McKenzie saved one of the videos on a thumb drive where he also had saved hundreds of other videos of child sexual abuse material - including videos that depicted prepubescent minors, toddlers, and babies being sexually abused.

McKenzie was working at the New Stanton barracks at the time of his arrest. Law enforcement recovered the thumb drive containing the child sexual abuse material from the lapel pocket of his state police uniform.