Fremont man faces child pornography charges

By Russ Krebs/Tribune Staff
Thursday, Nov 11, 2004 - 02:03:53 pm CST

A 25-year-old Fremont man whose home computer was seized in April by Fremont Police detectives was arrested for child pornography Tuesday.

Brian J. Weldon has been charged with generation of child pornography, a Class III felony, and possession of child pornography, a Class IV felony.

If convicted of the Class III felony, Weldon could face up to 20 years in prison and/or a fine up to $25,000. If convicted of the Class IV felony, he could face up to five years in prison and/or a fine up to $10,000.

Detective Shane Wimer of the Fremont Police Department said police interest in Weldon first came during a call for assistance at his residence in the 700 block of W. Fourth St.

Wimer would not comment on why the computer was seized, what led to the investigation or why there was a call for assistance in the first place.

The computer was turned over to the Nebraska State Patrol Computer Crimes Division.

After the state patrol finished analyzing the computer, a warrant was issued for Weldon's arrest on Nov. 8.

"They found more than one photograph (of a child) under the age of 16," Wimer said. "The approximate (age) range of other pictures were 8- to 16-(year-old) children."

He would not comment on how many pictures of youth were on the computer.

"In viewing the contents of the computer, there were photographs obtained from an Internet site," Wimer said. "Nothing in the investigation at this time indicates he knew any of the children."

In order to not jeopardize future court proceedings, Wimer would not comment on whether Weldon transferred any of the files to other computers. He also would not comment on whether it is believed Weldon was running his own child pornography Web site.

At about 6 a.m. Tuesday, Fremont Police officers arrested Weldon without incident at his residence.

As of press time, Weldon remained in the Dodge County Jail in lieu of 10 percent of a $30,000 bond. No future court dates were available.

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