Boulder County, Colo. - On Friday, March 14, 2025, 38-year-old Matthew Howard CORY was arrested on a warrant for 7 counts of sexual exploitation of a child relating to distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The investigation began after the Colorado Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force received information about distribution of CSAM from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). After learning that the suspect was likely in the Boulder County area, Colorado ICAC sent the tip to the Boulder County Digital Forensics Lab, an ICAC Task Force affiliate, for further investigation.

Through investigation and service of court orders on electronic service providers (ESPs), an ICAC investigator at the Boulder County Digital Forensics Lab identified CORY as the suspect and was able to obtain a search warrant for his residence in the 1100 block of Chiron Street in Lafayette, Boulder County, CO. Detectives, with the assistance of the Boulder County SWAT Team, served the search warrant and seized several electronic devices. Further investigation and examination of evidence resulted in probable cause to obtain an arrest warrant for CORY for distribution of CSAM.

The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office houses local members of the Colorado ICAC Task Force, comprised of Boulder County Digital Forensics Lab investigators from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, Longmont Department of Public Safety, Boulder Police Department, and Boulder County District Attorney’s Office. In addition to other responsibilities, investigators assigned to the Boulder County Digital Forensics Lab are tasked with investigating child sexual exploitation cases and high technology crimes and provide digital forensics expertise and analysis on a wide range of cases.

CORY was booked into the Boulder County Jail on an arrest warrant and is being held on a $300,000 bond for: 7 counts of violating C.R.S. §18-6-403(3)(b)(5.5), sexual exploitation of a child – distribution of CSAM depicting a child under 12, a Class 3 Extraordinary Risk Felony.

Agencies who assisted with this investigation include the: Boulder County Digital Forensics Lab, Longmont Department of Public Safety, Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, Boulder County District Attorney’s Office, Boulder Police Department, Boulder County SWAT, and the Lafayette Police Department.

The associated Boulder County Sheriff’s Office case number for this investigation is 25-00114.

About ICAC:
The Colorado Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is a group of local and federal law enforcement agencies and prosecutors located in and around the state of Colorado who are trained and dedicated to protecting children online by investigating and prosecuting crimes committed against children, facilitated by the internet, technology, and computer usage. Colorado ICAC is a member of the National ICAC Task Force.

If you suspect a child is being sexually exploited online, you can report it online at NCMEC's CyberTipLine website or by calling 1-800-THE-LOST.

As in every criminal case, these charges are merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty.

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/s/Detective Sergeant Clay Leak, BCDFL

Jail booking photo of Matthew Cory