William S. Welsh, Child Pornography Production, Pennsylvania 2025

WILLIAMSPORT — A State College man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for producing child pornography, authorities announced.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, William S. Welsh, age 30, was sentenced on December 11, 2025, to 360 months' imprisonment by Chief United States District Judge Matthew W. Brann for production of child pornography.

The investigation revealed that Welsh held himself out as a 'babysitter' to gain access to several nonverbal and/or autistic toddlers. He later admitted to a friend that he possessed child pornography and that he had sexually exploited at least one of the toddlers he babysat.

Following an investigation by law enforcement, a series of search warrants executed on Welsh's cell phones and computer revealed at least 40 videos of child pornography, including violent rape videos of children under the age of five. The search further revealed 11 sexually explicit photographs of a toddler, taken by Welsh when he was babysitting the toddler on January 15, 2023.

This case was investigated by the State College Police Department, Homeland Security Investigation (HSI), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Lloyd is prosecuting the case.

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

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/state-college-man-sentenced-30-years-prison-production-child-pornography