Two more Vandalia residents face charges for allegedly possessing and disseminating child pornography in Fayette County.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul says the charges against 37-year-old Andrew Wehrle and 36-year-old Amber Wehrle are the result of an ongoing focus in his office of apprehending offenders who download and trade child pornography online.
Andrew Wehrle had a bond set at $250,000 on two Class X felony counts of dissemination of child pornography. Amber Wehrle had a bond set at $50,000 after being charged with three counts of possession of child pornography.
Raoul’s investigators, with the assistance of the Vandalia Police Department, conducted a search of a residence on Wednesday in the 600 block of North Fourth Street in Vandalia and arrested Andrew and Amber Wehrle after discovering evidence that they allegedly possessed child pornography. The search was conducted in connection to child pornography charges filed March 3rd against another Vandalia man. 44-year-old Ferrell Mason Kissiar has been charged with three counts of disseminating child pornography, two counts of possessing child pornography and one count of reproducing child pornography. Kissiar’s case is pending, and his bond is set at $250,000.
The investigation is ongoing, and individuals who have additional information are encouraged to submit a tip to the Vandalia Police Department by calling 618-283-1986 or contacting the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook. The Attorney General’s office will prosecute the case with the Fayette County State’s Attorney Joshua C. Morrison’s office.
