Pennsylvania man charged with disseminating child sexual abuse material

Yao Wang, 43, of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, faces felony charges following an investigation by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office into online child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Agents from the office’s Child Predator Section traced file-sharing activity to a residence on South 11th Street. During the execution of a search warrant, investigators identified Wang as the source of the activity and reportedly found at least 20 CSAM files on his computer.

Wang has been charged with felony counts of disseminating and possessing CSAM, as well as the unlawful use of a communications facility. He was arraigned and granted $50,000 unsecured bail. Conditions of his release include surrendering his passport and a prohibition on using the internet or contacting minors.