CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Nicholas County man faces up to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty today to possessing images and videos of child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto. Derrick Young, 33, of Nallen, West Virginia, entered his guilty plea in federal court to the child pornography crime.
Young admitted that on May 21, 2014, he possessed images and videos of prepubescent minors engaged in sexual acts. The images and videos were contained on his personal cell phone located at his residence in Nallen.
Sentencing is scheduled for April 26, 2016. Young faces a fine of up to $250,000, a lifetime period of supervised release, mandatory registration as a sex offender, possible restitution to the victims of his offense, and the forfeiture of computers and cell phones that contained the child pornography.
The Department of Homeland Security and the West Virginia State Police conducted the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Erik S. Goes is in charge of the prosecution. The defendant entered his plea before United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr.
This case is being brought as part of an ongoing initiative by the United States Attorney’s Office to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse in the Southern District of West Virginia.
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