CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA – An Iowa man is in deep trouble with federal prosecutors who say he downloaded child porn for nearly 15 years.
Forrest Rindels, age 60, of Waterloo, Iowa, has been charged with one count of receipt of child pornography and three counts of possession of child pornography. The charges are contained in an Indictment unsealed on February 8, 2016, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.
The Indictment alleges that, between 2001 and 2015, Rindels received child pornography and possessed it on a computer and two external storage devices.
If convicted, Rindels faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of eighty years’ imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, a $400 special assessment, and at least five years and up to life on supervised release following any imprisonment.
Rindels appeared for a detention hearing on February 17, 2016, in federal court in Cedar Rapids and was released on bond. Rindels’ next appearance for trial is set for April 11, 2016.
As with any criminal case, a charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Tremmel and was investigated by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, the Waterloo Police Department, and the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
According to a LinkedIn social media page, Forrest Rindels works as “Morning On-Air Talent, Production Director and programming at Cruisin’ 1250 KCFI” in Cedar Falls, Iowa. However, that radio station doesn’t list him on its website as a staff member or a dj. He describes himself as having “Interpersonal effectiveness demonstrated over an 30+ year period training and developing adults and children.”
A disgusting person who needs a lot of help. Would love to see him locked up for life.
Another perv