Husband; wife arrested for sexual exploitation of a minor - WOWK 13 Charleston, Huntington WV News, Weather, Sports

Husband; wife arrested for sexual exploitation of a minor

Posted: Updated:
  • Most Popular StoriesMost Popular Stories

  • Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot.
    A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million.
  • Sunday, May 19 2013 1:20 AM EDT2013-05-19 05:20:10 GMT
    Charleston police are investigating a shooting that happened near the intersection of Glenwood ave and Grant St in Charleston just after midnight Sunday. According to dispatchers one person was shot in
    Charleston police are investigating a shooting that happened near the intersection of Glenwood ave and Grant St in Charleston just after midnight Sunday. According to dispatchers one person was shot in
  • Sunday, May 19 2013 12:41 AM EDT2013-05-19 04:41:47 GMT
    The Dunbar Police Department are looking for two suspects who were caught on camera snatching a purse from inside of a McDonalds in Dunbar. According to police a woman had left her purse inside the restaurant.
    The Dunbar Police Department are looking for two suspects who were caught on camera snatching a purse from inside of a McDonalds in Dunbar. According to police a woman had left her purse inside the restaurant.

West Virginia State Police have arrested a husband and wife and are charging them with multiple felonies.

Justin Wellman and Alandra Wellman were arrested on March 7.

Justin Wellman's charges have not been release yet, but Alandra Wellman's charges are sexual exploitation of a minor, distributing or displaying obscene material to a minor, soliciting a minor via a computer, conspiracy to commit a felony and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

The WV State Police say that Justin Wellman was a janitor at Matewan Middle School.

Police also say that the couple were contacting 13 and 14-year-old girls online.