A Jefferson City man has been convicted at trial of possessing and receiving child pornography over the internet.
Ryan Michael Moberg, 37, of Jefferson City, was found guilty of the charges contained in a June 15, 2015, federal indictment.
Evidence introduced during the trial indicated that Moberg utilized a peer-to-peer file-sharing program to access child pornography over the internet. In November 2012, a Boone County, Sheriff's Department detective identified Moberg's computer as sharing files online. One of the video files on Moberg's computer depicted a young girl engaged in sexual activity with a dog.
Law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Moberg's residence in April 2013 and seized an Acer tower computer. Moberg was not home at the time the warrant was executed; investigators went to his workplace and interviewed him. Moberg admitted to investigators that he searched for child pornography online and downloaded it to his computer.
Following the presentation of evidence, the jury in the U.S. District Court in Jefferson City deliberated for about two and a half hours before returning the guilty verdicts ending a trial that began Monday.
Under federal statutes, Moberg is subject to a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison without parole, up to a sentence of 30 years in federal prison without parole. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a pre-sentence investigation by the U.S. Probation Office.