Two Goshen County Men Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography

Rily Shawn Ralls, age 47, of Torrington, Wyoming, and Terry Gene Patch, age 35, of Fort Laramie, Wyoming, were both sentenced for possession of child pornography by United States District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson.

Ralls pled guilty to the charge and was sentenced on April 7, 2023, 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, 2023, 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.

Case Number 22-cr-00106-ABJ