CEDAR RAPIDS – A Mason City man who possessed child pornography pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
Jeffery Landheer, age 46, from Mason City, Iowa, was convicted of one count of possession of child pornography. At the plea hearing, Landheer admitted that, between 2009 and 2016, he knowingly possessed child pornography on a computer hard drive.
Sentencing before United States District Court Judge Linda R. Reade will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Landheer was taken into custody by the United States Marshal after the guilty plea and will remain in custody pending sentencing. Landheer faces a possible maximum sentence of 20 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 Mason City Police Department.