A U.S. citizen living in Amsterdam, Netherlands, was sentenced to serve 35 years in prison for sexually exploiting a minor in California and elsewhere and producing images of that abuse.
Christopher David Robinette, 44, pleaded guilty on April 21, 2014, to eight counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of transporting a minor in interstate or foreign commerce for purposes of engaging in criminal sexual activity.
According to court documents, between September 2004 and August 2006, Robinette traveled to Fresno, California, to sexually exploit a minor and produce digital still and video images of the abuse. The sexual abuse took place in California, including the Fresno area, as well as in Nevada, Mexico and Costa Rica.
Robinette’s crimes were detected shortly after he uploaded images of child pornography, including images he produced, to a Microsoft SkyDrive account.
In addition to his prison sentence, Senior U.S. District Judge Anthony W. Ishii of the Eastern District of California ordered Robinette to serve a lifetime of supervised release following his prison term, during which his access to computers, the Internet and minors will be restricted, and he will be obligated to register as a sex offender.
This case was investigated by the FBI’s Sacramento Division and FBI in The Hague, Netherlands, with assistance from the Korps Landelijke Politie Diensten (Dutch National Police), the Amsterdam Amstelland Police Department (Amsterdam local police), and the Fresno Police Department.
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children assisted in coordinating information for a law enforcement response. The case was prosecuted by Trial Attorney Maureen Cain of the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) and Assistant U.S. Attorney David Gappa of the Eastern District of California.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Sex Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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