Luzerne County Man Sentenced For Producing Child Pornography Involving Teen Girl
Friday, February 14, 2025, 2:00 P.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
SCRANTON, PA.- On Thursday, a 48-year-old Luzerne, Pennsylvania, man, and child sexual predator learned he would die in federal prison after being sentenced to nine decades in federal prison for abducting a 14-year-old girl back in October 2021, taking her to a Luzerne Borough apartment, giving he alcohol, sexually assaulting the child repeatedly while filming the assaults and creating child pornography.
On Thursday, February 13, 2025, John Vincent Watson, 48, of Lurerne, Pennsylvania, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to 1080 months in federal prison for his conviction on multiple counts of Production of Child Pornography.
According To The U.S. Attorney’s Office
According to Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus and documents filed with the District Court, following the abducting of the child between October 23, 2021, and October 24, 2021, Watson produced four video files and one digital image of child pornography in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and uploading them to the internet.
The video files and digital image showed Watson having sexual intercourse with the 14-year-old girl, posing her in the nude for the camera, and giving her alcohol.
“Our hearts go out to the victim and the family for their harrowing ordeal. The sentence handed down to John Watson is a testament to the relentless efforts and dedication of the entire investigative team, and we hope that it brings some comfort knowing he cannot commit these crimes again,” said Special Agent in Charge of HSI Philadelphia Edward V. Owens. “The collaboration between HSI, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Plains Township Police Department, the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General, and the Luzerne County Detective’s Office was instrumental in bringing Watson to justice. Our excellent relationship with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania led to the conviction of an individual who presented a grave threat to public safety, specifically children.”
