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Shelby Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Iowa

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - On October 11, 2017, United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced Matthew P. Goodside, 32, of Shelby, Iowa, to 63 months in prison for possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Goodside was also ordered to serve ten years of supervised release following his imprisonment and comply with Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act requirements. 

 

Federal and state authorities began investigating Goodside in July of 2014 regarding the suspected distribution of synthetic marijuana from his residence in Avoca, Iowa. During a search warrant that was conducted at the Avoca residence in January of 2015, several laptops and pieces of computer equipment were recovered. A later forensic examination of the computers revealed the presence of several images and videos reflecting child pornography that had been downloaded using a peer-to-peer file sharing program.

 

This matter was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, the Avoca Police Department, and the Southwest Iowa Narcotics Taskforce. This case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

 

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Learn more about this release by calling Kevin E. VanderSchel at 515-473-9300, or by emailing him at Kevin.VanderSchel@usdoj.gov (link sends e-mail).

 

 

 

Updated October 13, 2017

Topic
Project Safe Childhood