Rome Man Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Child Pornography

A Rome man pleaded guilty to multiple counts of possession of child pornography Thursday following his February arrest following a Floyd County police investigation.

Matthew Wayne Cronan, 29, was arrested with two others during a joint operation involving the FCPD Criminal Investigation Division, the United States Secret Service, the Cobb County Police Department and the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office.

Floyd County Superior Court Chief Judge John “Jack” Niedrach accepted a plea deal negotiated between the Floyd County District Attorney’s Office and Cronan’s attorneys.

Cronan was sentenced to 20 years in prison with an additional 20 years on probation.

During the three-day investigation, investigators executed five search warrants, made 33 contacts and examined over 15.3 terabytes of data.

Cronan had multiple photos and videos depicting minors engaging in sexually explicit content. At the time of the investigation, the FCPD thanked the U.S. Secret Service for providing valuable forensic support during the operation.