Area Man Sentenced on Federal Child Pornography Charges

February 19, 2010 - ST. LOUIS, MO—The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that Ryan Huff was sentenced to 25 years in prison on production, enticement, receipt and possession of child pornography.

RYAN HUFF, St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty last November to two felony counts of production of child pornography, one felony count of enticement of a child, one felony count of receipt of child pornography, two felony counts of possession of child pornography and one felony count of transferring obscene material to a minor. He appeared today for sentencing before United States District Judge Rodney Sippel.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

This case was investigated locally by the Arnold Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Robert Livergood handled the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.