A Missouri man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for possession of child pornography. He was also ordered to pay a total of $57,000 in restitution to 17 victims, the Leader reported.
Matthew Bryan Thilges, 60, pleaded guilty on June 7 to receiving child pornography.
From the Leader:
FBI agents raided Thilges’ mobile home on Oct. 21, 2020, after he had made escalating threats against social media/tech employees, Democrats, police and others in YouTube video comments. The agents seized numerous electronic devices that contained images and videos of child pornography and a child-size sex doll, according to the guilty plea agreement.
Special Agent Kyle Storm said in an affidavit accompanying the charges that the FBI began monitoring Thilges in July 2020 after he was linked to YouTube video comments that allegedly said he wanted to kill Google and YouTube employees.
In one comment, he reportedly said, “I would love to stick a sword right through” YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki. He also allegedly said former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey “must die,” according to the affidavit.
In July 2020, Thilges wrote, “I do need violence. I need to kill alphabet/google/youtube employees NOW!” the affidavit said.
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He also wrote, “No more talk. Just shoot. Shoot to kill. Anywhere and everywhere. I am a staunch vehement conservative Libertarian and I have absolutely had enough of the government thugs and government bureaucrats. They ALL need to DIE right along with blm, antifa and EVERY member of the communist democrat party of America, and “democrat children are easier to shoot than democrat ‘parents.’ They’re not as fast.”
Read the full report over at the Leader.
