United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of West Virginia
12/11/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/11/2025 15:41
Wetzel County Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Offense
Press Release
Wetzel County Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Offense
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Robert Lee Lemasters, 62, of Paden City, West Virginia, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for the possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.
According to court documents and statements made in court, law enforcement received a tip that Lemasters had child pornography on his cell phone. A search of Lemasters' phone uncovered hundreds of images and videos depicting children in sexual situations.
Lemasters will serve five years of supervised release following his prison sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Conklin prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Probation Office investigated.
U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.
Updated December 11, 2025
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Project Safe Childhood
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