Jeffrey Wehs, 24, Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography

A Rochester man has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, announced U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr.

Jeffrey Wehs, 24, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a lifetime period of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.

The plea is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation Task Force, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Gary Loeffert.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle Rossi, members of the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force executed a search warrant on September 18, 2019, at the defendant’s residence in Rochester following a cybertip from an online social media company. The tip indicated that an account holder had uploaded an image of child pornography using the company’s messaging application.

Investigators ultimately traced the child pornography to Wehs’ Rochester apartment. The defendant’s computer was seized and a preliminary review recovered multiple images and videos of child pornography.

Wehs is scheduled to be sentenced on August 10, 2020, before Judge Wolford. The case is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle Rossi.

The FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force is committed to protecting children from exploitation and abuse. The task force works tirelessly to identify and apprehend individuals who engage in these heinous crimes.

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