TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A federal judge sentenced a 32-year-old Alabama man on Thursday to 600 years in prison for sexually exploiting two children.
Matthew Miller, of Tuscaloosa, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler, WBRC reported. Miller’s sentence was 7,200 months for producing child pornography.
Miller was indicted on 20 counts of enticing two children under the age of 5 to engage in sexually explicit conduct, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
A search warrant was obtained for Miller’s electronic devices, and prosecutors said the devices revealed 102 pornographic images. Miller pleaded guilty to the charges in October 2019, WBRC reported.
“Child predators seek out and victimize those that are the most innocent and vulnerable, children,” U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona said in a news release. “The sentences imposed today and yesterday in local child exploitation cases reflect the commitment of law enforcement in this district to prosecuting to the fullest extent of the law those who commit crimes against children.”
“The crimes for which Miller has admitted guilt are not only disturbing, they are sickening, and his actions robbed these children of their childhood,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr. said in the release. “I am proud of the work of the FBI on this case, and I applaud the sentence handed down today, as Miller will spend the rest of his natural life behind prison bars.”
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