SOUTH BEND - Mathew P. Ridenour, 30 years old, of Mishawaka, IN, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Miller, Jr., after pleading guilty to the Production of Child Pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
Ridenour was sentenced to 180 months imprisonment and 5 years supervised release when released from prison.
According to documents in the case, on or about Feb. 16, 2017, Ridenour recorded a video of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. He also admitted to having over 600 images of child pornography on his computer.
This case was investigated by the FBI, St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department and the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Cybercrime Unit. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney John M. Maciejczyk.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
