Hayden Wolford, a former Ohio podiatrist, was sentenced on August 14, 2025 to one year in federal prison and ten years of supervised release after pleading guilty in the Southern District of Ohio to possessing child pornography with intent to view.1Yahoo News. Ex-Adams County Podiatrist Sentenced U.S. District Judge Susan Dlott imposed the sentence, and the case was formally terminated on August 20, 2025.2PACER Monitor. USA v. Wolford
The Charge and Conduct
Federal prosecutors filed a criminal Information on January 16, 2025 charging Wolford with one count of possession of child pornography with intent to view under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252(a)(4)(B) and (b)(2). The alleged offense date was July 3, 2023. The filing also included a forfeiture allegation under 18 U.S.C. § 2253(a) covering an Apple iPhone 14 Pro identified by serial number.3Trellis Law. United States v. Wolford
According to prosecutors, Wolford used the Kik messaging app and other social media platforms to obtain explicit videos from minors, sending videos of himself performing sex acts in exchange. Prosecutors said he “repeatedly viewed images of children being raped,” conduct that “contributed to their past victimization” and “likely also contributed to the future harm done to children in the name of profit.”1Yahoo News. Ex-Adams County Podiatrist Sentenced He was 33 at the time of sentencing.
How the Case Reached Court
Department of Homeland Security agents executed a search warrant at Wolford’s Hillsboro, Ohio residence on August 23, 2023, with the Highland County Sheriff’s Office assisting only in serving it.4Times-Gazette. Homeland Security Searches Hillsboro Home The federal charges were filed roughly seventeen months later, and a plea agreement was filed the same day the charges were brought.2PACER Monitor. USA v. Wolford Wolford was represented by Brandon Moermond of L. Patrick Mulligan and Associates. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle J. Healey represented the government.
Job Loss, Surrendered License, and Foreclosure
Wolford lost his position at Adams County Regional Medical Center in August 2023, the same month as the search.1Yahoo News. Ex-Adams County Podiatrist Sentenced On August 28, 2023, he permanently surrendered his license to practice podiatric medicine and surgery under an agreement with the State Medical Board of Ohio, which authorized the surrender and revocation in lieu of further investigation and formal disciplinary proceedings under Section 4731.22(B)(10) of the Ohio Revised Code.5State Medical Board of Ohio. Formal Action Report
Wolford also lost the Hillsboro home he had purchased in May 2023 for $374,000. Huntington National Bank filed a foreclosure action in August 2024 in Highland County Common Pleas Court, and after a sheriff’s sale in early 2025, Judge Rocky A. Coss confirmed the sale and ordered distribution of the proceeds in March 2025.6Trellis Law. Huntington National Bank vs. Wolford, Hayden Denver Et Al