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You are subscribed to Project Safe Childhood news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Jacksonville Convicted Child Sex Offender Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Federal Prison For Using The Internet To View Child Sexual Abuse Materials 12/12/2025 07:00 AM EST Jacksonville, Florida – United States District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Matthew Eric Baumgardner (50, Jacksonville) to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for using the internet to access and view child sexual abuse materials (CSAM). The court also ordered Baumgardner to serve a lifetime term of supervised release and pay $10,000 in restitution to a child victim. Baumgardner is a registered child sex offender who was convicted in 2017 of possessing photographs depicting the sexual performance by a child, traveling to meet a minor for unlawful activity, and unlawful use of a two-way communication device.

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