Matthew Wimer
A South San Francisco man was found guilty of possessing and distributing large amounts of child pornography and after a jury deliberated for less than three hours Wednesday, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
Matthew Wimer, 39, faces nine years, eight months in state prison when he returns for sentencing Dec. 21, according to prosecutors.
In early 2017, the San Francisco division of a federal task force aimed at tracking and putting those distributing and downloading child pornography behind bars began following Wimer after his account on a peer-to-peer network website caught the attention of investigators, according to prosecutors.
Investigators downloaded hundreds of illegal files related to Wimer’s online account on four separate occasions in April and May of 2017, confirming he was the registered owner for the IP address connected to the account and eventually obtaining a search warrant for his home, according to prosecutors.
When they entered his home July 6, 2017, they found Wimer with at least two electronic devices containing thousands of child pornography files on them, collectively. Some of the files were related to those on the networking website and others involved children as young as 6 years old, according to prosecutors.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Al Serrato said prosecutors were pleased with the outcome and speed of the jury’s verdict.
“The trafficking and images of minors is particularly reprehensible, and we’re happy to see that the jury moved so quickly in finding the defendant guilty,” he said.
Wimer’s defense attorney Brandon Douglass could not be immediately reached for comment.
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The most despicable of offenders and offenses. Requesting max sentence for this criminal and his peers
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