An Adair County man has been sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison for distributing child pornography.
U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky and Jodi Cohen, FBI Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Louisville Field Office, announced that 41-year-old Matthew R. Mouser, of Columbia, was sentenced to 27 years in prison for producing “videos of his sexual abuse of a minor victim, trading images of child pornography via the internet and discussing sexually abusing children with others online.”
Following his prison sentence, Mouser will be placed on lifetime supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.
According to the Adair County Community Voice: An affidavit filed to request a search warrant states that Mouser began messaging with an “online covert employee” of the FBI on June 3, 2021, using the Kik mobile messaging app, an app known to be popular with sexual predators.
During messages that took place from June 3 through June 28, Mouser sent the agent two photos involving the sexual abuse of a 4-year-old female.
According to the document, Mouser stated in the messaging conversation that he raped the child. He said he was also considering the sexual abuse of a 7-year-old male child.
The FBI says that Mouser sent the agent his own photograph and his phone number. The photo was identical to a photo on Mouser’s Facebook page and the phone number and an IP address used for sending the messages traced back to Mouser.
Mouser was arrested on September 8, 2021. He is currently housed in the Grayson County Detention Center as he awaits a prison assignment.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
