Cabell County Man Pleads Guilty to Wiretapping After Recording Teen with Hidden Cameras

Cabell County man pleads guilty to wiretapping after recording teen with hidden cameras

HUNTINGTON, WV (WVNS) -- A Cabell County man pleaded guilty to wiretapping after recording a teenage exchange student with hidden cameras. Darrel Lee Wells, 59, of Barboursville, pleaded guilty on Monday, August 31, 2026 to wiretapping. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia, Wells admitted [...]

Man accused of recording foreign exchange student pleads guilty

Darrel Lee Wells, 59, pleaded guilty to wiretapping a 17-year-old girl using hidden cameras in his residence, facing prison time and registration as a sex offender.

Barboursville man pleads guilty to capturing lewd content of underage exchange student

Darrel Wells, 59, admitted to using two hidden cameras to spy on a 17-year-old exchange student living at his house in 2022. The post Barboursville man pleads guilty to capturing lewd content of underage exchange student appeared first on WV MetroNews.

Cabell County man pleads guilty to wiretapping exchange student with hidden cameras

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Cabell County man has pleaded guilty to a federal wiretapping charge after admitting he secretly recorded a 17-year-old foreign exchange student with hidden cameras inside his Barboursville home.

Cabell County man pleads guilty to wiretapping after secretly recording minor

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — A Barboursville man pleaded guilty on Monday to wiretapping while admitting to secretly recording a minor, a release from the Department of Justice said. According to court documents and statements made in court, Darrel Lee Wells, 59, of Barboursville, bought and secretly installed camera's in his home between January 2022 and [...]