A Parkersburg man has been sentenced to 17 1/2 years in federal prison for accessing child pornography on a library computer.
Matthew John Wiggins, 41, was sentenced on March 2014 to 17 1/2 years in federal prison followed by a life term of supervised release.
Wiggins was found guilty of knowingly accessing child pornography with intent to view it while he was logged on to a computer located at the Parkersburg and Wood County Library on January 16 and 17, 2013.
Criminals who seek out child pornography are supporting and sustaining the exploitation of children, said U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. It’s heartbreaking to think of the children whose innocence was stolen to entertain people like this defendant.
The investigation of Wiggins began when an Information Security Officer with the West Virginia Office of Information Security and Controls, discovered that someone at the Parkersburg and Wood County Library was downloading child pornography images on a library computer on January 16 and 17, 2013.
Wiggins was previously convicted in federal court in the Southern District of West Virginia in 2000 of knowingly possessing child pornography and was sentenced to 27 months’ imprisonment. Within 11 days of being released from prison, he was found to be in possession of a computer in violation of the terms and conditions of his supervised release.
The investigation of Wiggins was conducted by the West Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, with the assistance of the West Virginia Office of Information Security and Controls, the Parkersburg Police Department, the West Virginia State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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