DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Cedar Rapids man, Matthew Patrick Langenberg, was sentenced on December 23, 2021 by Chief Judge of the United States District Court, John A. Jarvey, to 60 months in prison for receiving child pornography. Langenberg was ordered to serve five years of supervised release to continue his prison sentence and pay $ 100 to the Crime Victims Fund.
Langenberg, 52, was identified by police after an iPhone associated with him was turned over to the Coralville Police Department following the discovery of child pornography on the device. The Johnson County Sheriff's Office conducted a forensic examination of the device and located 56 images showing child pornography and one video showing anime child pornography. Langenberg also used Bit Torrent software to obtain child pornography and used web searches consistent with child pornography. Langenberg pleaded guilty to the charge on August 24, 2021.
US Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Coralville Police Department investigated the case.
This case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa as part of the US Department of Justice's "Project Safe Childhood" initiative, which began in 2006 as a national effort to combine law enforcement investigations and prosecutions. community action and public awareness to reduce the incidence of child sexual exploitation. Anyone with knowledge that a child is being sexually abused is encouraged to call the Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline at 1-800-284-7821.
