Cambridge Springs Resident Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Possession of Material Depicting Sexual Exploitation of Minors

ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court on August 23, 2024, to two years in prison on his conviction of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.

United States District Judge Susan Paradise Baxter imposed the sentence on Conrad Troy Shearer, 50.

According to information presented to the Court, from in and around June 2017 to March 2019, Shearer possessed visual images depicting prepubescent minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

Assistant United States Attorney Molly W. Anglin prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

United States Attorney Olshan commended Homeland Security Investigations for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Shearer.

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.