Matthew Linngren (from www.startribune.com)

According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune a former church youth director who was scheduled to begin a 15-year prison term on porn charges is “on the loose.”

They write:

“A former church youth director is on the loose, just days before the Fridley man was to begin serving a 15-year prison term for distributing hundreds of pornographic images of boys and men on the Internet, authorities said Friday.

“A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Matthew E. Linngren, 38, who was sentenced last week in federal court in St. Paul. Linngren’s criminal history includes a conviction for having sexual conduct with a 10-year-old boy while with the Columbia Heights church.”

Read the full Star-Trib story.