Sentence to run concurrent with ten-year term imposed by
U.S. Army
Tacoma, Washington – A former U.S. Army Chief Warrant
Officer at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced today in U.S. District Court
in Tacoma to 15 years in prison for production of child pornography, announced
U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran. JOHN F.
RINDT, 50, was previously sentenced to ten years in prison by a military
tribunal for the same conduct. U.S.
District Judge Robert J. Bryan ordered the 15-year sentence to run concurrent
to the military prison term.
According to records filed in the case, in 2012, while
living in Lacey, Washington, RINDT made a video of himself molesting a sleeping
child who was under the age of 12. As
part of his sentence, RINDT is required to pay $9,900 in restitution for
counseling for the young child.
Following his release from prison, RINDT will be on lifetime
supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender.
The case was investigated by the FBI and U.S. Army Criminal
Investigation Division (CID).
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney
Grady Leupold.
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