Eugene Man Sentenced to 6 ½ Years in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography

Eugene, OR—Rikki Lundstrom, a.k.a. Rikki Ainsworth, of Eugene, Oregon was sentenced to serve 77 months in prison today by U. S. District Judge Ann Aiken for possessing child pornography. Lundstrom pled guilty on June 10, 2008, to possession of computer disks and images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Lundstrom, 48 years of age, has been in federal custody since his arrest in February of 2007.

The case arose from an undercover investigation into the distribution of child pornography via the Internet. In pleading guilty to possessing child pornography, Lundstrom agreed that he possessed over 150 images of actual minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct on computer disks. His sentence was enhanced because the offense involved the possession of material of minors under the age of 12. It was also enhanced because the images portrayed violent sadistic and masochistic conduct.

Upon release from custody, Lundstrom will serve a three year period of supervised release. The conditions of his supervised release include mental health counseling, restricted access to computers and the Internet, and registration as a sex offender.

The case was investigated by the Eugene Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant U. S. Attorney Sean B. Hoar at 541-465-6792 prosecuted the case.