Matthew John Andaluz, Producing Child Pornography, Michigan 2017

A 44-year-old man from Battle Creek, Michigan has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Matthew John Andaluz faces a minimum of 15 years and a maximum of 30 years of imprisonment for producing child pornography.

The crime occurred in late 2010 and early 2011 when Andaluz took pornographic photographs of a 10-year-old child at his home in Calhoun County.

Andaluz was arrested on December 16, 2016, after law enforcement agents and investigators traced images he had distributed over the Internet back to his home in Calhoun County.

He remains in custody pending sentencing, which is scheduled for September 25, 2017.

Andaluz will also be required to register as a sexual offender and serve a term of supervised release after his prison term has been completed.

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office, county prosecutor’s offices, the Internet Crimes Against Children task force (ICAC), federal, state, and local law enforcement are working closely together to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children.

The partners in Project Safe Childhood work to educate local communities about the dangers of online child exploitation, and to teach children how to protect themselves.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit the following website: http://www.projectsafechildhood.gov/.

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