BALTIMORE, MD - A federal judge sentenced an Elkins man to more than two decades in prison for child sex abuse crimes, officials said. According to court documents, in June 2024, Edwards captured himself sexually abusing and exploiting a three-year-old minor victim, the release state. He also possessed other child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on his cell phone and within his social media accounts. In December 2024, investigators executed a search warrant at Edwards' Elkins residence, seizing multiple electronic devices, the release states. U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes commended the FBI, BPD, West Virginia State Police and West Virginia Parole and Probation Office for their work in the investigation, the release states.