LaPorte Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Child Pornography
Sunday, December 15, 2024, 9:00 A.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
SOUTH BEND, IN.- On Thursday, December 12, 2024, following being found guilty after a one-day trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Matthew Frazier, 51, of LaPorte, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty to 120 months in federal prison, to be followed by seven years of supervised release for Possession of Child Pornography.
According to U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson and charging documents filed with the court, in September 2022, Frazier was on probation for prior Indiana State court convictions of child sexual exploitation and possession of child pornography.
Federal Agents Raid Frazier’s Home And Find Pornography
During a subsequent investigation into Frazier’s Internet activities, agents of the Department of Homeland Security Investigations, the Indiana State Police, and the Michigan City Police Department obtained and executed a court-authorized search warrant at Frazier’s LaPorte residence.
During the search, agents uncovered an electronic device that contained 18 digital images and 18 video files depicting the sexual exploitation and abuse of children, which led to Frazier being taken into custody and charged.
The investigation and case were brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the U.S. Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
