A Folsom man has been dealt a severe 40-year prison sentence for the sexual exploitation of a minor, with the case spotlighting the persistent scourge of online predation. Matthew Goyder, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta, and he will also face a lifetime of supervised release following his incarceration, as announced by U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert. The charges stem from Goyder's use of social media platform Snapchat to prey on minors, masquerading as a teenager to coerce his victims into providing sexually explicit images and videos, according to official court documents.
Investigators, upon examining Goyder's iPhone, discovered approximately 120 albums filled with explicit content, many cataloged with the victims' names and ages, a grim testament to the perpetrator's extensive exploitation activities this case, a collaborative effort between the Folsom Police Department and the Sacramento Valley Hi-tech Crimes Task Force has brought to light the disturbing reality of online child exploitation something that Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative, actively works to eradicate.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Roger Yang led the prosecution of this distressing case, which originates from Project Safe Childhood’s broader mission to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse, a growing epidemic that the initiative has been fighting against since its inception in May 2006, as detailed on the U.S. Attorney's Office website. Project Safe Childhood unites resources from federal, state, and local levels to locate offenders, prosecute them, and help victims, and more information about internet safety education can be found by visiting the Department of Justice's official website.
