CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who possessed child pornography was sentenced today to over 16 years in federal prison.
Jeremiah Romo, age 21, of Aplington, Iowa, received the sentence after a May 27, 2014, guilty plea to one count of possession of child pornography. At the plea hearing, Romo admitted that 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.
Romo was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade. Romo was sentenced to 200 months’ imprisonment. A special assessment of $100 was imposed, and Romo must also serve a 20-year term of supervised release. He must comply with all sex offender registration and public notification requirements.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Tremmel and was investigated by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, and the Champaign County, Illinois, Sheriff’s Office.
PLED GUILTY
