Montgomery County man allegedly admits to viewing child porn for 25 years
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Montgomery County man was charged with four felonies after he allegedly told investigators he had been viewing child pornography for 25 years.
Matthew Thomson, of High Hill, was charged with three counts of promoting child pornography and a lone count of child porn possession. A warrant has been served and an initial court appearance is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday.
The probable cause statement says law enforcement conducted an online investigation on Dec. 1, 2024, and found child porn files downloaded to a computer with an IP address associated with Thomson’s address.
Law enforcement supposedly found several more files associated with the same IP address through Sept. 5, 2025, the statement says. A search warrant was issued at Thomson’s home on Sept. 5, but he was not home and was contacted while he was at work at a St. Louis County hospital, the statement says.
Thomson allegedly went to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop C office on Monday and admitted to downloading and viewing child porn for 25 years, the statement says.