Toledo Child Predator Sentenced To Federal Prison For Sexually Abusing Child
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 11:15 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
TOLEDO, OH.- A 38-year-old Toledo, Ohio, man will be spending nearly the next three decades in federal prison for sexually abusing children he babysat and filming the abuse to create digital images and video files of child pornography that he sent to others online.
On Monday, May 5, 2025, Michael D. Aspinwall, 38, of Toledo, Ohio, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge James R. Knepp to 324 months in federal prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release after admitting producing and distributing child pornography.
Aspinwall Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges
According to Acting U.S. Attorney Carol M. Skutnik, prior to being sentenced, Aspinwall pleaded guilty to one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Child; and one count of Receiving and the Distribution of Child Pornography. In handing down the sentence on Monday, in addition to the term of imprisonment, Judge Kneep ordered Aspinwall, upon his release from prison, to register as a sex offender in the national database.
   According to the charging documents filed and statements made in the district court, beginning around October 1, 2023, and lasting through February 9, 2024, Aspinwall admitted to producing digital images and video files depicting the sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children. He further admitted to sending and receiving digital media files through online mobile applications.
Investigator Seize Aspinwall’s Cell Phone An Find Child Pornography
On February 9, 2024, following being identified as a suspect, Federal Agents and members of the Toledo Police Department obtained and executed a court-authorized search warrant at Aspinwall’s residence and seized his cellular phone. During a forensic examination of Aspinwall’s cellular phone, investigators found digital images and video files containing the sexual abuse of children, many of which included infants and toddlers being sexually abused.
Additionally, during online conversations with an online undercover investigator, Aspinwall admitted to sexually abusing children whom he babysat while they were sleeping.
