WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury returned an indictment, charging a Maryland man with child sex abuse crimes.
Phillip Shawn Cunningham, 53, of Abingdon, is charged with one count of distribution of child sex abuse material (CSAM), seven counts of receipt of CSAM, and two counts of possession of CSAM.
Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the indictment withSpecial Agent in Charge Jimmy Paul, FBI Baltimore Field Office, and Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler, Harford County Sheriff's Office.
According to the indictment, between September 2025 and August 2026, Cunn...