Newton Independent
A Marshalltown man was sentenced to 10 years in prison during federal proceedings in Des Moines today.
Randall F. Muhlenbruch, 43, received the prison term for receiving and possessing child pornography in a sentencing order handed down by U.S. District Court Judge James Gritzner.
The U.S. Attorney's Office issued a press release on the matter that said Muhlenbruch was also ordered to serve a five-year term of supervised release upon his release from prison and oay an assessment of $200 to the Crime Victims Fund.
Muhlenbruch was found guilty by a jury on April 1, 2009.
A search warrant was executed at his residence on Dec. 11, 2004 and his computer was seizd. A forensic exam of the computer revealed that Muhlenbruch had downloaded and saved numerous images of child pornography on his computer.
The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa. The case was investigated by the Marshalltown Police Department, the Iowa State University Police Department and the Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat child exploitation and abuse. For information about the program, go to www.projectsafechildhood.gov
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