Trenton Alan Cremeans, Possession of Prepubescent Child Pornography, West Virginia 2024

A Boone County man has admitted to possessing over a hundred images and videos of prepubescent child pornography on his cell phone.

Trenton Alan Cremeans, 23, of Seth, pleaded guilty today to possession of prepubescent child pornography in the Southern District of West Virginia.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 17, 2024, Cremeans possessed approximately 115 images and 22 videos of child pornography on his cell phone.

Cremeans admitted that these images and videos include depictions of prepubescent minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Cremeans further admitted that he downloaded these images and videos online, and had used his cell phone to search online for child pornography and related information by using specific search terms.

Cremeans is scheduled to be sentenced on January 16, 2025, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, at least five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.

Cremeans must also register as a sex offender.

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

United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security-Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).