Ronnie Craig Lance, Possession of Prepubescent Child Pornography, Texas 2025

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Ronnie Craig Lance Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Child Pornography in Texas

A previously convicted sex offender, Ronnie Craig Lance, 54, of Amarillo, Texas, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for possession of prepubescent child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.

Ronnie Craig Lance, a sex offender with a prior conviction, was charged in October 2024 and pleaded guilty in mid-January 2025, to federal charges of possessing prepubescent child pornography. According to court documents, Lance admitted to possessing nearly 1,400 videos and over 71,000 images of child sex abuse material on his personal laptop and other devices. Lance was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk on May 20, 2025, and ordered to pay restitution of $140,000 to certain victims and serve lifetime supervision following his prison term.

Court records indicate that in 2011, while previously residing in Lubbock, Texas, Lance was found to be in possession of child pornography, resulting in federal charges. He was convicted after his guilty plea in June 2011 and was sentenced to 87 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings in September 2011.

Acting U.S. Attorney Meacham praised the work of the law enforcement agencies that conducted the investigation, including Homeland Security Investigations –Amarillo and the Texas Department of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorney Josh Frausto prosecuted the instant case, while Assistant U.S. Attorney Callie Woolam assisted in the prosecution of the earlier case.

The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.

Ronnie Craig Lance, Defendant, was charged with possession of prepubescent child pornography, a federal offense, in October 2024. He was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and ordered to pay $140,000 in restitution to victims, in addition to serving lifetime supervision. The crime was committed in Amarillo, Texas, and the sentencing occurred on May 20, 2025.

Mandatory Facts: Ronnie Craig Lance, a previously convicted sex offender, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for possession of prepubescent child pornography in Texas. The crime was committed in Amarillo, Texas, and the sentencing occurred on May 20, 2025. Lance was ordered to pay $140,000 in restitution to victims and serve lifetime supervision following his prison term. He was previously convicted of a similar offense in 2011 and sentenced to 87 months’ imprisonment.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit http://www.justice.gov/psc. For more information about internet safety education, please visit http://www.justice.gov/psc and click on the tab “resources.”

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