LOS ANGELES – A San Bernardino man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for production of child pornography, including sexually explicit pictures of a 5-year-old girl.
Jeremy Matthew Meyerett, 41, was sentenced Monday to 240 months in prison. Meyerett pleaded guilty in June to producing child pornography in a case arising from an undercover probe by the Queensland Police Service in Australia.
According to court documents, Meyerett discussed sexually molesting a 5-year-old girl, and a subsequent search of an online account by federal investigators yielded child pornography depicting the young victim.
“Child exploitation offenses such as those prosecuted in these cases are a scourge on our community,” said United States Attorney Eileen M. Decker. “My office will continue to protect vulnerable child victims of these heinous crimes by seeking lengthy sentences, such as the one imposed this week, for these criminals.”
Meyerett is one of a half-dozen Inland Empire men who have appeared recently in federal court on charges related to child pornography. Three other defendants received sentences of at least 10 years in prison.
