Travelling Motocross coach sentenced for child exploitation

ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) – A travelling motocross instructor has been sentenced to forty years in prison on child exploitation charges.

Ryan Meyung went from town to town helping local people build motocross courses and teach the sport.

But federal prosecutors say he was also a child predator.

More than two years ago, Meyung was arrested after a stop here in Chattanooga.

He was accused of raping six children between the ages of 6 and 13 and then recording the acts.

They say he also abused other children and recorded those encounters.

Project Safe Childhood and Homeland Security investigators took over the case since it involved locations all over the country.

Meyung  pleaded guilty to six counts of producing child pornography in April.

Now he has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison and required to pay almost $200,000 in restitution to his victims.

“This coach violated his position of trust and profound responsibility to protect and mentor those in his care,” said Homeland Security Investigations Nashville Special Agent in Charge Rana Saoud. “HSI, alongside our partners at the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and the Chattanooga Police Department, is fully committed to investigating and removing people who seek to harm our children. Our primary concern is ensuring justice for the victims and supporting their needs.”