(Evansville, IN) – Stacy Ryan Goldman, age 32, of Evansville, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a child.
According to court documents, between August 2016 and March 2017, Stacy Goldman communicated with a 14-year-old girl via Facebook video chat sessions. The child lived in Wisconsin and Goldman lived in Evansville. During the video chat sessions, Goldman discussed sexual activity with the girl and sent her videos of himself that were sexually explicit. Goldman also asked the child to send him sexually explicit material.
In an interview with FBI agents, Goldman admitted that he knew the girl was a minor. Goldman also admitted that on at least one occasion he threatened to publicly post intimate pictures of the child online.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Richard L. Young. Judge Young also ordered that Goldman be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for 15 years following his release from federal prison. Goldman must also register as a sex offender wherever he lives, works, or goes to school.
