Floyd County Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography

A Floyd County man who received images and videos of child pornography has pleaded guilty in federal court in Cedar Rapids.  

Evidence in a plea agreement and, at a prior hearing,  showed that in August 2025, law enforcement officers searched the home of 47-year-old Anthony Harden in Rockford and seized four electronic devices that contained child pornography.  Between May 2023 and July 2025, Harden received and possessed hundreds of images and videos of child pornography, including those of toddlers and sadistic and masochistic conduct. 

 Monday (02.23), Harden was convicted of one count of receipt of child pornography. Sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams will be set after a presentence report is prepared.  

Harden faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and up to a possible maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison. He could also be fined as much as $250,000, ordered to pay up to $35,000 in special assessments, and be placed on a lifetime term of supervised release following any prison term.

The case was investigated by the FBI and the  Floyd County Sheriff’s Office.