Motocross trainer sexually abuses several small children

KANSAS CITY — A motocross instructor who mentored children was sentenced this week to 40 years in prison, followed by life probation, and must pay at least $193,500 in restitution for sexually exploiting numerous children, the U.S. attorney said.

According to court documents, Ryan Meyung, 33, of no fixed address, sexually exploited several young children he met and befriended while traveling around the country as a motocross instructor between July 2019 and December 2021.

As part of his predatory conduct, Meyung produced images and videos of six different minor victims engaging in sexually explicit conduct, including sexual acts with him and with each other. The victims ranged in age from 6 to 13 at the time. Meyung also possessed and transported images and videos of child sexual abuse produced by other sex offenders and abused and filmed other children engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

Meyung pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual exploitation of minors (production of child sexual abuse material) in April and has been in custody since his arrest in December 2021.

Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri, Chief of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan for the Northern District of Georgia, and Special Agent in Charge Rana Saoud of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Nashville made the announcement.

HSI Chattanooga investigated the case with assistance from HSI Dalton, the Hamilton County (Tennessee) Sheriff's Office, the Chattanooga (Tennessee) Police Department, and HSI field offices across the country.