Bobby E. Matjeka, a 43-year-old resident of San Antonio, Texas, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for the receipt of child pornography. The sentence was handed down by Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach on November 19, 2024.
Court records reveal that Matjeka engaged with a woman from Appleton online and encouraged her to send him sexually explicit images of her then 8-year-old daughter. Over the course of about a year, he participated in online exchanges focused on the rape and sexual abuse of the woman's children. He also received images of the child and planned to install hidden cameras in her home to remotely view the abuse.
Judge Griesbach described the offense as “deplorable and despicable,” highlighting its severe impact on the victims. The judge deemed a sentence of 240 months appropriate given the crime's gravity and consistent with the punishment previously imposed on the victims' mother. After serving his prison term, Matjeka will be under supervised release for 15 years and must register as a sex offender under state and federal law.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched by the U.S. Department of Justice in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. It aims to coordinate federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute those who exploit children via the Internet while identifying and rescuing victims.
The investigation was conducted by several agencies including the Wisconsin Department of Justice's Division of Criminal Investigations, Appleton Police Department, and supported by Homeland Security’s Milwaukee and San Antonio Field Offices. Assistant United States Attorney Daniel R. Humble prosecuted this case.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.