Orlando Man Arrested for Transportation of Child Sex Abuse Material

Matthew A. Inman, a 39-year-old Orlando man, was arrested and charged with transportation of child sex abuse material, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. If convicted, Inman faces a minimum penalty of 5 years, up to 20 years, in federal prison.

According to a criminal complaint filed in federal court, between August and October of 2024, Inman received and saved several videos of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to his phone. These videos depicted adults sexually assaulting young children. In October 2024, Inman traveled to Las Vegas and began talking online with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as the father of a 9-year-old boy.

During this conversation, Inman expressed interest in meeting and sexually assaulting the purported child. He also sent CSAM videos to the undercover officer. The FBI 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.

A criminal complaint is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.

U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced the arrest and filing of the criminal complaint charging Inman with transportation of child sex abuse material.

This case was investigated by the FBI and is being 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 U.S. government to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. 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.

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