Two Men Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeffrey Wehs and Jordan Dunn, both 25, and both of Rochester, NY, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with the receipt and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum penalty of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle Rossi, who is handling the case, stated that the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force received a cyber tip from an online social media company indicating that an account holder had uploaded an image of child pornography using the company’s messaging application. Investigators traced the child pornography to an apartment Wehs and Dunn share in Rochester. On September 18, 2019, investigators executed a search warrant at the residence. Computers belonging to the defendants were seized. A review of the computers revealed multiple images and videos of child pornography.
Subsequent investigation determined that both Wehs and Dunn worked with children, including disabled children, at various organizations in the Rochester area.
Members of the public who have information related to this case are asked to call the FBI’s Rochester Office at 585-546-2220.
The defendants made an initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan W. Feldman and were released under supervision.
The criminal complaint is the result of an investigation by the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Gary Loeffert; Homeland Security Investigations, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Kevin Kelly; the Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Chief La’Ron Singletary; the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, under the direction of Sheriff Todd Baxter; the Greece Police Department, under the direction of Chief Patrick Phelan; the Livingston County Sheriff's Office, under the direction of Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty; and the Ontario County Sheriff's Office, under the direction of Sheriff Kevin M. Henderson.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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