MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Morgan County man has been sentenced in federal court on charges of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor.
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia says Joel Galen Patton, 40, of Berkeley Springs, was sentenced this week to 150 months in federal prison.
Patton was talking to who he believed to be a 14-year-old female online, requesting nude photos of the teen, as well as sending nudes of himself to her. Patton also requested to meet her for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity.
Patton will serve supervised release for life following his prison sentence.
