Robert G. Mann, Receipt of Child Pornography, Nebraska 2020

Robert G. Mann, 63, of Omaha, Nebraska, has been sentenced to 66 months in prison for receipt of child pornography. This disturbing case highlights the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

According to court records, Mann was sentenced on an unspecified date in federal court in Omaha. The sentence was handed down by United States District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher.

Mann will also be required to pay special assessments of $5,100, and a fine of $7,500. After his release from prison, Mann will serve 5 years of supervised release. He will also be required to register as a sex offender.

The investigation began in October 2018, when members of a Homeland Security Investigations task force received a Cyber Tipline Report from Pinterest. The report stated that a user had uploaded an image of child pornography.

On March 2, 2020, officers contacted Mann and seized several electronic devices and various storage media. Forensic examinations showed at least 142 sexually explicit images of child saved on Mann’s devices.

Mann was employed as a custodian in the Millard Public School District. His devices also contained non-sexually explicit images of at least one Millard student and images of photographs of female students and others displayed around Millard schools.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.

The Bellevue Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations led the investigation and prosecution of Mann.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ne/pr/omaha-man-sentenced-receipt-child-pornography-0