CHEYENNE — A Cheyenne elementary school teacher charged with 16 felony counts of sexual abuse of minors was arrested Tuesday on charges of possession of child sexual abuse images.

Brian Wrhel, 55, was arrested Tuesday on nine counts of possession of child pornography, based on child sexual abuse material (CSAM) that police found on his cellphone.

Wrhel was arrested in July on charges of sexual abuse of a minor for acts he allegedly committed at the school where he taught. He pleaded not guilty on Aug. 8 and was out on a $500,000 cash or surety bond when he was arrested this week.

Following his initial arrest, Wrhel’s cellphone was seized by the Cheyenne Police Department. On Sept. 4, a detective was granted a search warrant to conduct a digital forensic examination of the phone, accordi

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