Child porn convictions land two Goshen County men in prison
TORRINGTON - A pair of men from Goshen County, Wyo. will spend time in prison after being sentenced for possession of child pornography.
Rily Shawn Ralls, 47, of Torrington, and Terry Gene Patch, 35, of Fort Laramie were sentenced in April by United State District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson.
Ralls pled guilty and was sentenced on April 7 to 63 months imprisonment with five years of supervised release. He was ordered to pay $18,000 in restitution and a $100 special assessment.
Patch also pled guilty and was sentenced on April 27 to 40 months imprisonment with five years of supervised release. He was ordered to pay $66,000 in restitution and a $100 special assessment.
The two men came to the attention of the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) in March 2022 after ICAC received cybertips from Google.
Upon further investigation, agents determined that Ralls and Patch, who lived in the same residence, had both downloaded images and videos of child pornography.
The investigators were able to identify email addresses, unique URLs and mobile phone numbers tied to each man that were used in viewing and downloading the pornography.
This crime was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation through their participation in the Wyoming Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, with assistance from the Wyoming Highway Patrol.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Christyne M. Martens.
