Robert Giles, Possession of Child Pornography, New Jersey 2022

Camden Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

A Camden County man has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for possessing images of child sexual abuse. Robert Giles, 73, of Collingswood, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb to an indictment charging him with one count of possession of child pornography.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, on April 15, 2022, agents with the FBI served a search warrant at Giles’s residence and discovered electronic devices that belonged to Giles. A forensic examination of those devices revealed over 45,000 unique files containing videos and images of children being sexually abused.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Bumb sentenced Giles to 10 years of supervised release and ordered him to pay $186,500 in fines.

U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs in Philadelphia, with the investigation leading to today’s guilty plea. He also thanked the Collingswood Police Department.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Johns of the Criminal Division in Camden.

Giles will serve his 33-month prison sentence and then be under supervised release for 10 years. He has also been ordered to pay $186,500 in fines.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Collingswood Police Department.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/camden-county-man-sentenced-33-months-prison-possession-child-pornography