NORTH HUNTINGDON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO 32 CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES

A North Huntingdon man pleaded guilty Thursday to 32 felony offenses related to allegations he created and distributed images of child pornography. 41 year old James C. Gockel was charged in 2022 after state police investigators received notification from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that videos were uploaded to YouTube between April 2020 and January 2022. Gockel admitted to making sexual videos with a girl. Multiple videos and images were found on computer equipment seized from Gockel. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Judge Meagan Bilik-DeFazio said she will sentence Gockel in about 3 months.