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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Interstate Sex Conduct Charge

Matthew Kilgus of Berwick, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court following an FBI task force investigation.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 9:16 a.m. ET
According to official court records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York, Matthew Kilgus, age 30, of Berwick, Pennsylvania, was on July 15, 2026, to 70 months in federal prison for interstate travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct. Chief U.S. District Judge Brenda K. Sannes also Kilgus to 10 years of supervised release following his prison term and required him to register as a sex offender. The open case remains developing following the official announcement on August 11, 2026. Official records state that in August 2025, during an operation targeting child predators, Kilgus responded to an online advertisement on a website known for prostitution and human trafficking. As part of his guilty plea, he admitted to contacting the advertiser and arranging to pay $300 to have sex with someone he believed was a 13-year-old child. On August 27, 2025, Kilgus traveled from Pennsylvania and paid an undercover agent $300 in cash. First Assistant U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albany Field Office, announced the sentence. First Assistant U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III stated that law enforcement must remain unwavering in stopping child predators. FBI Special Agent in Charge Craig L. Tremaroli stated that the agency remains committed to holding dangerous predators accountable. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Gillis prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the FBI's Albany Division Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force with assistance from the New York State Police.

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