Clarinda Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - A Clarinda man was sentenced today, December 18, 2025, to nine years in federal prison for receipt of child pornography.

According to public court documents, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received CyberTips that an account, later determined to be associated with Rodney Ray Biggerstaff, 54, uploaded files containing child sexual abuse material. Law enforcement seized electronic devices during a search of Biggerstaff's Clarinda residence. A forensic examination of a seized electronic device revealed images and videos containing child sexual abuse material depicting mostly prepubescent females.

After completing his term of imprisonment, Biggerstaff will be required to serve a five-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. Biggerstaff was also ordered to pay $3000 in restitution.

United States Attorney David C. Waterman of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the Iowa Department of Public Safety-Division of Criminal Investigation-Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Federal Bureau of Investigation-Child Exploitation Task Force, with assistance from the Clarinda Police Department.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.