Wetzel County Man Admits to Child Pornography Charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Jon Talkington, 36, of New Martinsville, West Virginia, has admitted to the solicitation of child pornography.

According to court documents and police records, a social media site forwarded a cyber tip to law enforcement regarding computer activity involving suspected child pornography images. Investigators determined Talkington had uploaded images and videos of child pornography to the social media platform site in an attempt to obtain additional child pornography material from other users on the platform.

Talkington faces at least 5 and up to 20 years in federal prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Assistant U.S. Attorney David Perri is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the West Virginia State Police investigated.

U.S. Magistrate Judge James P. Mazzone presided.