Matthew Ryan Strobl, Distribution of Child Pornography, Oklahoma 2024

OKLAHOMA CITY – Matthew Ryan Strobl, 34, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to serve 30 years in federal prison for distribution and attempted distribution of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.

On August 16, 2023, a federal grand jury returned a four-count Indictment against Strobl, charging him with attempted sexual exploitation of a child, attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor, commission of a felony sex offense by an individual required to register as a sex offender, and distribution and attempted distribution of child pornography.

According to public record, beginning in March 2023, Strobl initiated and maintained contact on a social media app with a Homeland Security Investigations agent, who was undercover portraying a minor female. Despite the agent purporting to be 14 years old, Strobl repeatedly indicated he wanted to have sex with the fictitious minor and continuously asked the agent to send explicit photos. Strobl also sent the agent more than 1,000 child pornography files.

During this same period, Strobl’s phone was confiscated by an Oklahoma Department of Corrections probation officer, who discovered Strobl attempting to procure explicit photos from another minor, on another social media app.

On December 4, 2023, Strobl pleaded guilty to Count 4 of the Indictment, and admitted he distributed child pornography using his cell phone.

At the sentencing hearing on August 29, 2024, U.S. District Judge Jodi W. Dishman sentenced Strobl to serve 30 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release. In announcing the sentence, Judge Dishman noted the nature and circumstances of Strobl’s offense and Strobl’s criminal history.

Public record reflects that Strobl has a history of sexually abusing minors, including felony convictions for second degree rape in Oklahoma County District Court case number CF-2012-2113 and sexual battery in Oklahoma County District Court case number CF-2018-4518.

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