Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for using two minors to produce child pornography.
Ronald Mazza, 33, of Springfield, was charged in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield.
Today’s indictment alleges that Mazza used two minors, identified as “Jane Doe” and “John Doe,” to produce child pornography between Aug. 1 and Dec. 1, 2013. Each count, upon conviction, carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in federal prison without parole.
Mazza is also charged with one count of receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet between Aug. 1 and Dec. 1, 2013.
Dickinson cautioned that the charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Kelleher. It was investigated by the Springfield, Mo., Police Department and the FBI.
(The accompanying video is from the Springfield News-Leader.)
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