Preston County Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Child Exploitation Charges
Friday, May 16, 2025, 6:00 P.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
CLARKSBURG, W.VA.- On Wednesday, a 46-year-old Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, man learned he could be spending the rest of his life in federal prison after pleading guilty to coercing and enticing children for sex and producing sexually explicit digital images and video files of child pornography for his sexual gratification.
On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Steven David Seeger, 46, of Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi to Coercion and Enticement of a Minor for Sex; and Production of Child Pornography.
Seeger Faces Up To Life In Federal Prison
Following entering his guilty plea on Wednesday, Judge Aloi accepted the plea, and deferred sentencing for a date and time to be determined by the District Court. When sentenced, Seeger faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life in federal prison on the child enticement charge and 15 years and up to 30 years on the production of child pornography charge.
At sentencing, a U.S. District Court Judge will determine the term of imprisonment based on the seriousness of the offenses and Seeger’s prior criminal history.
According to Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard and charging documents filed with the District Court, during an ongoing internet child enticement and pornography investigation. Investigators identified Seeger as an individual communicating with multiple young girls online. During those communications, Seeger enticed and persuaded multiple child victims to produce sexually explicit digital images and video files of themselves engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Acting U.S. Attorney commended the investigative work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the West Virginia State Police, and the Preston County Sheriff’s Office for the investigation, which led to Seeger’s guilty plea on Wednesday.
