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Date: 03-13-2025
Case Style:
United States of America v. Robert A. Kohl
Case Number: 23-CR-93
Judge: Matthew W. Brann
Court: The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (Lycoming County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office for Williamsport
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Williamsport, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Production Of Child Pornography
Milton Man Sentenced to 336 Months In Prison For Production Of Child Pornography
Robert A. Kohl, age 50, of Northumberland County, PA, was indicted for production of child pornography.
Kohl previously pleaded guilty on September 11, 2024, to production of child pornography. On January 3, 2023, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Kohl’s residence following a cyber tip. Pursuant to the warrant, several electronic devices were forensically examined and thousands of images that contained child sexual abuse material was discovered, including a video depicting a 4-year-old child. Kohl produced child pornography on five separate occasions between August 2021 and September 2022.
Multiple members of the victims’ family addressed the Court and expressed the devastating impact this crime has had on the victim and their family.
The case was investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Alisan V. Martin prosecuted the case.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.
Outcome:
Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 336 months of imprisonment to be followed by ten years of supervised release
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