Michael Todd Lintz Sentenced for Coercing Sex from Probationers

Michael Todd Lintz, 52, of Norton, Va., used his position as a Parks and Recreation Maintenance Supervisor to prey on vulnerable women under court supervision. The former city employee admitted to leveraging his authority to extract sexual favors from female community service workers on probation — threatening their freedom with the stroke of a pen. Today, he was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine, followed by three years of supervised release.

Lintz pled guilty to one count of obstruction of justice and one count of using his official position to willfully deprive a woman of her right to bodily integrity. The charges stem from a pattern of predatory behavior uncovered in the Western District of Virginia. He supervised individuals fulfilling court-ordered community service, many referred by state probation officers. By controlling their reported hours, Lintz held the power to trigger jail time — and he wielded it as blackmail.

According to court filings, Lintz targeted women like Female Worker 1 (FW1), who began her community service in July 2015. Before she even met him, other female workers warned her: perform sexually, or risk being reported for noncompliance. Lintz immediately began texting FW1 off-duty, making daily sexual comments, assigning her a degrading nickname, and showing her pornography on his phone — all while supervising her court-mandated labor.

In August 2015, Lintz cornered FW1 in the back room of the Parks and Recreation Office after hours and demanded oral sex. She complied, believing — and with justification — that in return, he allowed her to claim a full week of service despite taking time off to care for a sick relative. That wasn’t the end. Shortly after, he took her to his home during work hours, closed the blinds in his carport, and coerced her into another sexual act.

Lintz didn’t hide his appetite for exploitation. He told FW1 he would ‘hate to see her finish her community service’ because he wanted continued access to her body. His manipulation was systematic: he created an environment where compliance meant freedom, and refusal meant incarceration. These weren’t isolated advances — they were calculated acts of power, abuse, and federal crime.

Acting U.S. Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced the sentencing in Abingdon, emphasizing that no official, no matter how low-profile, is above the law. Lintz’s conviction sends a message: exploiting public trust for sexual gain will be met with federal prison time. The case, prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, underscores the dark underbelly of small-town authority — and the women who suffer in silence until someone listens.