CHEYENNE — Police investigation uncovered 2,102 images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on a local elementary school teacher’s phone, according to court documents.

Police searched 55-year-old Brian Wrhel’s phone following his arrest on 16 felony counts of sexual abuse of minors related to a series of incidents at Meadowlark Elementary.

The forensic download recovered thousands of images and web searches between December 2024 and July 2025.

The material showed both male and female children from ages 4 to 16, almost always completely nude, and “exhibited the genitals and pubic areas of the children in a lascivious manner,” according to court documents.

Wrehl’s phone contained approximately 2,102 CSAM images, eight CSAM video clips and 5,372 web searches on the site from which the im

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