William A. Cracraft, Child Pornography, West Virginia 2023

A West Virginia man has been sentenced to over a year in federal prison for his role in a child pornography case.

William A. Cracraft, 52, of Oak Hill, West Virginia, was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in federal prison for possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Booth Goodwin.

Cracraft’s incarceration will be followed by 25 years of supervised release, and he will be required to register as a sex offender, as part of his plea agreement, Cracraft agreed to forfeit his computers and cell phones that contained child pornography for destruction.

He was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $18,500 to victims of his crime.

The investigation established that Cracraft was in possession of more than 600 photographs and videos of child pornography on his computers and cell phones, including sexually explicit depictions of prepubescent minors.

Some of the images showed sadistic or masochistic conduct, while others depicted violence toward the minor children.

The Department of Homeland Security and the West Virginia State Police conducted the investigation, with Assistant United States Attorney Erik S. Goes responsible for the prosecution.

Cracraft’s sentence is a stark reminder of the severity of the punishment for those who engage in the exploitation and abuse of children.

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.

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