William Meyer, Sexual Exploitation of Children, Iowa 2024

Cedar Rapids Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Exploiting Children

A 64-year-old man from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting children in the Philippines.

William Meyer, a resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was convicted of one count of sexual exploitation of children. At the plea hearing, Meyer admitted that, between 2012 and 2019, he persuaded, induced, or enticed one or more minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual depictions or for the purpose of transmitting live visual depictions of this conduct.

The live visual depictions included Skype video transmissions from minors in the Philippines.

Meyer remains in the custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing. Judge C.J. Williams will determine Meyer's sentence after a presentence report is prepared.

Meyer faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years' imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of 30 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, $5,100 in special assessments, and supervised release for 5 years to life following any imprisonment.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Tremmel and was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

This 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.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/cedar-rapids-man-pleads-guilty-sexual-exploitation-children