Orlando Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison For Transporting Child Sexual Abuse Material

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Matthew Anthony Inman (40, Orlando) to 20 years in federal prison, the statutory maximum, for transportation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Inman pleaded guilty on June 5, 2025.

According to court documents, between August and October 2024, Inman received, downloaded, and saved several videos of CSAM to his phone. These videos depicted adult males raping young boys. In October 2024, Inman traveled to Las Vegas and began talking online with an undercover law enforcement officer who was posing as the father of a 9-year-old boy. During this conversation, in which Inman used an encrypted messaging service to evade law enforcement, Inman explained that he sought to sodomize the purported child. He asked the undercover officer for pictures and videos of the child, and in return, sent seven CSAM videos to the undercover officer, saying “hope you like” and that he had “lots of videos if you want to watch.” 

Through its investigation, the FBI identified Inman as the user of the messaging service and obtained a search warrant for Inman’s electronic devices and residence. During the execution of the search warrant, Inman attempted to delete the evidence from his phone and hide in the attic of his house.     

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Richard Varadan.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.