Timothy T. Duax U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa
Roger Strickland, a 62-year-old resident of Cherokee, Iowa, has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of possessing child pornography. The sentencing took place on September 9, 2025, in Sioux City, Iowa.
Court records indicate that between June 2022 and May 2023, Strickland received and possessed child pornography. Law enforcement agents searched his home on May 25, 2023, seizing multiple pieces of evidence. During the search, when agents asked who was downloading child pornography at the residence, Strickland responded, “It’s me.” While authorities were awaiting forensic analysis of his electronic devices from the initial investigation, they received further reports that Strickland continued to receive and possess child pornography between August 2023 and February 2024. He admitted to these actions despite knowing he was under active investigation.
Investigators discovered over 225 videos and more than 8,000 images of child pornography on Strickland’s devices. He acknowledged that some material depicted sadistic or masochistic conduct involving prepubescent children, infants, and toddlers.
The case is part of Project Safe Childhood—a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 aimed at combating child sexual exploitation and abuse by coordinating federal, state, and local resources for prosecution as well as victim identification and rescue. More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at www.usdoj.gov/psc.
United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand presided over the sentencing hearing. Strickland received a sentence of 63 months’ imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release with no possibility for parole under federal law. He was also ordered to pay $39,000 in restitution to victims identified in this case. Strickland remains in custody with the U.S. Marshals Service pending transfer to a federal prison.
