A 54-year-old Clarinda man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for the receipt of child pornography.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - A Clarinda man was sentenced Thursday to nine years in federal prison for the receipt of child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney David C. Waterman of the Southern District of Iowa.
Rodney Ray Biggerstaff, 54, was identified after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received tips that an account associated with him had uploaded child sexual abuse material. A law enforcement search of Biggerstaff’s residence led to the seizure of electronic devices containing images and videos depicting the abuse of children, mostly prepubescent females.
Following his nine-year prison term, Biggerstaff must serve five years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. The court also ordered him to pay $3,000 in restitution.
The investigation was conducted by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce and the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force, with assistance from the Clarinda Police Department. The prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative launched in 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation.