Date: 11-05-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Robert Norman Kennedy

Case Number: M. Douglas Harpool

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Court: The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Plaintiff's Attorney: The States United Attorney’s Office for Springfield

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Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Transporting Minor Across State Lines for Sexual Assault
Richland Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Transporting Minor Across State Lines for Sexual Assault

A Richland, Mo., man who sexually abused a victim between the ages of 10 and 17 was sentenced in federal court.

Robert Norman Kennedy, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 40 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Kennedy to a lifetime of supervised release following incarceration. Kennedy will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison and will be subject to federal and state sex offender registration requirements, which may apply throughout his life.

On Jan. 18, 2024, Kennedy pleaded guilty to transporting a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

The victim told investigators that Kennedy forced her to engage in sex and that he sexually abused her starting at age 10. After law enforcement began an investigation into the sexual abuse, Kennedy forced the victim to leave Missouri, and they traveled from Missouri through several states where he continued to sexual abuse the victim. Kennedy and the victim ended up in Georgia, where the victim reported they had lived in a van parked in the driveway of Kennedy’s brother’s residence and in a tent in the back yard. Law enforcement arrested Kennedy on unrelated charges in December 2022 at which time the victim and Kennedy were living at a motel.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ami Harshad Miller. It was investigated by the FBI.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 40 years in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Kennedy to a lifetime of supervised release following incarceration. Kennedy will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison and will be subject to federal and state sex offender registration requirements, which may apply throughout his life.

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