WHEELING, W.Va. — Two men appeared in federal court this week in unrelated cases involving child sexual abuse material and sex offender registration violations, according to U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.
Robert Allen Welborn, 58, of Joppatowne, Maryland, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison after failing to update his sex offender registration.
Federal prosecutors said Welborn was required to register as a lifetime sex offender following a previous conviction involving a crime against a child in North Carolina. Authorities said he was living and working in Fairmont, West Virginia, in 2023 without notifying law enforcement of his change of address, as required by law.
In a separate case, Brian Richard Pack, 57, of Fairmont, pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material.
According to federal authorities, the FBI received a tip alleging child sexual abuse material had been downloaded, leading investigators to Pack’s residence. During the execution of a search warrant, agents seized an iPhone, laptop, flash drives and hard drives.
Prosecutors said investigators found more than 500 images and videos containing child sexual abuse material on the devices.
Pack faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. His sentence will be determined by a federal judge after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The cases are being prosecuted separately by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia.
