United States of America v. Justin Welsh

Denver, Colorado, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child pornography.

Justin Welsh, 32, of Peyton, Colorado, came to the attention of law enforcement after an internet service provider submitted a Cyber Tipline Report to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in July 2024. The resulting investigation revealed that the defendant had created sexually explicit pictures and videos of a three-year-old minor victim and distributed the content he created to another individual. According to the plea agreement, the defendant also memorialized sexual contact he engaged in with a second minor and distributed that content as well.

“This defendant committed horrific crimes against young people in his care. This sentence puts him exactly where he belongs for the next several decades,” said United States Attorney for the District of Colorado Peter McNeilly.

United States District Judge Daniel D. Domenico presided over the sentencing.

This case was investigated by the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit and Homeland Security Investigations.

Assistant United States Attorneys Alecia L. Riewerts and Dustin André-Vandenberg handled the prosecution of the case.

Defendant ordered imprisoned for a total term of four hundred and twenty (420) months; three hundred and sixty (360) months as to Count 1 and two hundred and forty (240) months as to Count 3, with 60 months served consecutively and the remaining 180 months served concurrently. Twenty (20) years supervised release, as to each Count, to be served concurrently. $200.00 special assessment, AAVA assessment of $10,000.00, no fine, and no restitution.