NORFOLK, Va. – A U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class in Norfolk was sentenced yesterday to six years in prison for receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
According to court documents, on Nov. 13, 2024, the Norfolk Police Department (NPD) received a complaint that Robert Henry, 43, possessed CSAM on his personal laptop. The witness lawfully provided NPD with Henry’s laptop and two hard drives. Henry’s devices, including his cellphone, contained 176 CSAM videos and 119 CSAM images depicting at least 27 minor victims.
Henry searched online for groups on messaging apps, using keyword searches of “Teens and Schoolgirls” and “Teen XXX Groups.” He used the messaging apps to request CSAM and to find additional groups that shared CSAM. At one point, Henry deleted one of the messaging apps because “There are people looking for predators.”
Erik S. Siebert, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Emily Schmid, Special Agent in Charge of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) Norfolk Field Office; and Mark Talbot, Chief of Norfolk Police, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth W. Hanes.
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. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
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Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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