York County man sentenced in Kingston police underage solicitation sting

WILKES-BARRE — A man from York County charged by Kingston police for sending explicit pictures to a 15-year-old girl was sentenced in Luzerne County Court on Thursday.

President Judge Michael T. Vough sentenced John Christopher Brown, 40, of Lewisberry, to nine-to-23 months at the county correctional facility on charges of unlawful contact with a minor and criminal use of communication facility. Brown pled guilty to the charges prior to being sentenced.

Kingston police in court records say Brown engaged in online conversations with an undercover detective posting as a teenage girl in January 2022.

Court records say Brown sent explicit pictures of himself and requested pictures in return.

Brown is required to register his address for 25 years under the state’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.