U.S. Department
of Justice
Press Release
Wetzel County man sentenced for child pornography charge
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Daniel P. Sprowl, of New Martinsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 33 months incarceration for possessing child pornography, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Sprowl, age 54, pled guilty to one count of “Possession of Child Pornography” in April 2018. Sprowl admitted to possessing images of child pornography involving children under the age of 12 in November 2016 in Wetzel County.
Sprowl was also ordered to pay $8,000 in restitution and ordered to forfeit his electronic devices used in the crime.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen L. Vogrin prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the West Virginia State Police investigated.
Senior U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp, Jr., presided.
Updated August 13, 2018
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Project Safe Childhood
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