LaPorte Man Sentenced to 120 Months in Prison

SOUTH BEND – Matthew Frazier, 51 years old, of LaPorte, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after being found guilty of possession of child pornography following a one-day trial, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.

Frazier was sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by 7 years of supervised release.

According to documents in the case, in September 2022, Frazier was on probation for prior state court convictions of child exploitation and possession of child pornography. A search of his residence resulted in the recovery of an electronic device which contained 18 photos and 18 videos of child sexual abuse material.

This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations with assistance from the Indiana State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Michigan City Police Department.  The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Hannah T Jones and Jerome W. McKeever.

The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood. In 2006, the Department of Justice created Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov