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A LaPorte man faces 19 years in federal prison after he was found with thousands of child pornography images, the Indiana Northern District U.S. Attorney’s Office announced last week.
U.S. District Judge Damon Leichty sentenced Ron Deming, 38, after a jury convicted him of one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney M. Scott Proctor.
Deming was sentenced to 228 months in prison, 10 years of supervised release, ordered to pay $148,500 in restitution to the victims of the offense and a $25 assessment to the Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018.
According to documents in the case, Deming possessed more than 30,000 still images and over 400 videos depicting child sexual abuse material.
“Each of those many images and videos shows a child suffering horrific abuse,” said Proctor in a news release. “And each time one of those images or videos is received or possessed, the child in it is victimized yet again. As this case shows, this office and its law enforcement partners will never cease in our efforts to bring to justice those who victimize children in this manner.”
This case was investigated by the Homeland Security Investigations, with assistance from the Indiana State Police and the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office.
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