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Defendants Sentenced in Bakersfield Child Exploitation Case
U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced that Roy Richard Truitt III, 43, of Bakersfield, has pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor and being a registered sex offender committing a felony offense involving a minor.
Truitt, a convicted sex offender, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison, a maximum of 50 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine for sexual exploitation of a minor. For committing a felony offense against a minor while a registered sex offender, he faces a mandatory consecutive sentence of 10 years in prison.
Co-defendant Amber Louise Lowe, 48, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor and receipt and distribution of child pornography. Lowe faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison, a maximum of up to 30 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine for sexual exploitation of a minor. For receipt and distribution of child pornography, Lowe faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum of up to 20 years in prison.
The defendants are scheduled to be sentenced on May 4, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brittany M. Gunter is prosecuting the case.
The guilty pleas were the result of an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations. According to court documents, between Aug. 28, 2018, and Sept. 2, 2018, Truitt and Lowe conspired to and did sexually exploit a minor victim, producing photographs of the sexual exploitation, which Lowe distributed to Truitt.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 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 those who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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