United States of America v. Michael Paul Ambrose

Erie, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distribution and Attempted Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Erie Resident Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Distribution and Attempted Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material

A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, was charged with distributing and attempting to distribute material depicting the sexual exploitation of minors..



In and around November 2022, Ambrose distributed and attempted to distribute images depicting prepubescent minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.



Assistant United States Attorney Christian A. Trabold prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.



U.S. Attorney Olshan commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Erie Police Department, and Erie County Detectives Bureau for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Ambrose.



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.