Brian Patrick Werth, Child Sex Abuse Material, Maryland 2023

Greenbelt, Maryland – In a devastating indictment of online predation, a federal court has sentenced Brian Patrick Werth, 40, of Beltsville, Maryland, to 37 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material.

The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang on January 2021 through June 2021, Werth communicated with minor females, ages 11 and 15, through internet-based applications WhatsApp and Kik.

During these interactions, Werth persuaded, coerced, and enticed the minor females to engage in sexually explicit conduct by producing sexually explicit videos of themselves.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron commended Homeland Security Investigations and the Maryland State Police Department for their work in the investigation and prosecution.

Werth was convicted of two counts of producing child sexual abuse material, coercing and enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct, and engaging with a minor as a registered sex offender.

Upon his release from prison, Werth is required to register as a sex offender where he resides, is employed, and where he is a student under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.

Judge Chuang also ordered Werth to refrain from contact with children under 18 years old, without prior permission, and to submit to computer monitoring.

Brian Patrick Werth, 40, of Beltsville, Maryland, was sentenced to 37 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material.

The exact criminal charges against Werth include two counts of producing child sexual abuse material, coercing and enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct, and engaging with a minor as a registered sex offender.