Konnor Wolfe Lyons, a 35-year-old resident of Huntington, West Virginia, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for receipt or attempted receipt of child pornography. Lyons is also required to register as a sex offender.
Court records indicate that on September 24, 2023, Lyons used a peer-to-peer file sharing network to download 464 digital media files containing child pornography. As part of his guilty plea, he admitted to knowingly downloading these files and being aware that they depicted minors involved in sexually explicit acts, including sadistic and masochistic abuse.
Lyons further acknowledged additional criminal conduct. On September 2, 2024, he again used a peer-to-peer file-sharing network to download six more files depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit behavior. Law enforcement executed a search warrant at his residence on November 4, 2025, seizing his cell phone. Forensic analysis uncovered 1,546 images of child pornography downloaded from the internet.
United States Attorney Moore Capito announced the sentence and praised the investigative efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Parkersburg Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lesley C. Shamblin before United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers.
“This case was prosecuted as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative of the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute those who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.”
The investigation also stemmed from Operation Restore Justice—a coordinated effort involving all FBI field offices along with other agencies—which led to the rescue of 115 children nationwide and resulted in charges against over two hundred individuals suspected of child sexual abuse offenses during a five-day operation.
Further details about this case are available through public court records using Case No. 3:25-cr-76 via PACER.
