Ex Narragansett Cop Pleads Guilty To Sending Nudes To A Minor

PROVIDENCE, RI — A former Narragansett police officer plead guilty Thursday to sending nude photographs to a teenager from Nebraska.

If the court accepts the plea deal, Matthew Riley, 51, of Narragansett could face up to ten years in prison.

Riley was first indicted on October 6, 2017.

According to court papers, "in June 2016, the parents of a juvenile female living in Nebraska reported to Nebraska State Patrol that they had information that their daughter had received sexually explicit online communications."

Court documents said the communications included sexually explicit photographs from someone who claimed to be a 29-year-old physical therapist from Boston.

Nebraska State Police investigated and said they linked the explicit content to Riley's IP address and online accounts.

"Among the materials allegedly retrieved by investigators was a sexually explicit photograph Riley allegedly took of himself and allegedly sent to the victim," U.S. Atty. Stephen G. Dambruch's office said in a statement on October 6, 2017.

Nebraska State Patrol provided this information to the FBI.

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