Oklahoma man sentenced to 30 years in prison for child pornography

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that an Oklahoma man has been sentenced to federal prison after being convicted of distributing and attempting to distribute child pornography.

Matthew Ryan Strobl, 34, of Oklahoma City will spend 30 years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester announced.

According to authorities, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Strobl on August 16, 2023, charging him with the following:

• attempted sexual exploitation of a child
• attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor
• the commission of a sex offense by a person who must register as a sex offender
• distribution and attempted distribution of child pornography.

According to public records, Strobl initiated and maintained contact via a social media app with a Homeland Security Investigations agent who was undercover impersonating an underage female beginning in March 2023. In those communications, Strobl repeatedly attempted to have sex with the fictional minor. According to prosecutors, Strobl sent the agent more than 1,000 child pornography files. Documents also show that during the same time period, Strobl attempted to obtain explicit photos of another minor via another social media app from his cell phone, U.S. Attorney Troester said.

On December 4, 2023, Strobl pleaded guilty to Count 4 of the indictment and admitted to distributing child pornography via his cell phone.

At the August 29 sentencing, Strobl was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release. In announcing the sentence, Judge Jodi W. Dishman noted the nature and circumstances of Strobl’s offense and Strobl’s criminal history, stating that Strobl has a history of sexually abusing minors, including convictions for second-degree felonies for rape in Oklahoma County and sexual battery, also in Oklahoma County.