CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who possessed child pornography pled guilty on May 27, 2014, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
Jeremiah Romo, age 20, from Aplington, Iowa, was convicted of one count of possession of child pornography.
At the plea hearing, Romo admitted that, in July 2013, he possessed child pornography, including one or more depictions of prepubescent children. He also admitted that, in 2008, he was adjudicated delinquent for sexual abuse in the second degree.
Sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Romo remains in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing. Romo faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a $100 special assessment, and supervised release for 5 years to life following his imprisonment.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Tremmel and was investigated by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.
PLED GUILTY
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