A Pittsburgh man is being held on $500,000 bail after investigators say they uncovered more than 500 gigabytes of graphic content connected to a human trafficking and child sexual abuse material case that now stretches from Pennsylvania to New York. Oleksiy Levkovskyy was arrested in Pittsburgh, and authorities allege a second suspect, Sagan Cunningham of Albany, New York, conspired with him. Cunningham is now pending extradition to Pennsylvania to face charges in the same case.
According to PRLog, citing reporting from WPXI Pittsburgh, investigators recovered the trove of graphic material per court documents, and both local and federal investigators are now reviewing digital files, electronic devices, and other case materials tied to the investigation. The FBI is involved in the probe, and the U.S. Attorney's Office is reviewing the matter, meaning federal charges could still be filed on top of the state case already underway in Pennsylvania. Any federal prosecution would be separate from the state charges pending against Levkovskyy, a structure permitted under the dual sovereignty doctrine the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed in its 2019 decision in Gamble v. United States, which held that state and federal authorities can pursue parallel cases over the same conduct without violating the Fifth Amendment's double jeopardy clause.
What Investigators Have Alleged So Far
Per court records cited in the PRLog report, investigators allege that Levkovskyy's conduct led to the human trafficking and possession of child sexual abuse material charges he now faces. Court records also indicate Levkovskyy has a previous sex offense conviction that is described as separate from the current allegations. Authorities have not disclosed additional details about the nature of the alleged trafficking activity, and they have not released the identity of any alleged victim.
Cunningham, meanwhile, is facing a child pornography charge and an attempted destruction of property charge, and her case will proceed in Pittsburgh once extradition is complete. Because she is being held in Albany, her transfer falls under the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, which governs interstate transfers between New York and Pennsylvania. Under that framework, a suspect can either sign a written waiver or be held for up to 90 days while New York's governor issues a formal Governor's Warrant authorizing the move to Pennsylvania, according to procedures outlined by the New York State Senate. Both Levkovskyy and Cunningham were booked on $500,000 bail.
The Legal Exposure Ahead
Pennsylvania's Crimes Code treats these allegations seriously on their own. Under 18 Pa.C.S. § 3011, trafficking in individuals is a first-degree felony carrying up to 20 years in prison per count, and state law permits sentences of up to life imprisonment when trafficking is committed alongside offenses like rape or kidnapping, per the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Separately, possession or control of child sexual abuse material under 18 Pa.C.S. § 6312 is graded as a second-degree felony with a statutory maximum of 10 years per count, according to Justia Law.
If the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania does bring federal charges, the exposure grows steeper. Federal statute 18 U.S.C. § 2252A imposes a mandatory minimum of 5 years and up to 20 years for receiving or distributing child sexual abuse material, with simple possession carrying a statutory maximum of 10 to 20 years depending on prior sex crime convictions, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. No federal charges have been announced at this time, and the investigation remains active.
Scale of the Seized Evidence
The scale of the digital evidence recovered in the case is significant. Roughly 500 gigabytes of data, the volume described in court documents, can hold approximately 125,000 high-resolution photographs or more than 100 hours of high-definition video, according to a technical benchmark from Megadisk. That volume echoes a broader national surge: the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's CyberTipline received 20.5 million reports comprising nearly 63 million files of suspected child sexual abuse material in 2024, alongside a 55% jump in child sex trafficking reports tied to expanded federal reporting requirements, per data from MissingKids.org.
The FBI Pittsburgh Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, a multi-agency unit operating under the Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood initiative, coordinates federal investigations into online child exploitation across Western Pennsylvania. That same task force was behind the case of a Cheswick, Pennsylvania resident sentenced in Pittsburgh federal court to 20 years for receiving child sexual abuse material in April 2025, illustrating the kind of sentence federal judges in the district have imposed in similar cases, according to the Department of Justice.
How the Case Fits a Broader Pattern
This arrest adds to a string of trafficking and exploitation cases Hoodline has tracked across the region in recent weeks. A Carrick man was sentenced to 30 years for a federal child sex trafficking conviction involving a Pittsburgh runaway, while a Chambersburg man was denied bail on state human trafficking charges tied to an alleged forced prostitution operation, and a Maryland man was charged with trafficking and raping a missing teen at a Franklin County hotel amid his own extradition proceedings.
The FBI and local law enforcement agencies are asking anyone with information about the case to come forward. Tips can be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov or by phone at 1-800-CALL-FBI. Investigators have not disclosed whether additional suspects or victims may be identified as the review of digital files, electronic devices, and other case materials continues.
