Nashville, TN – In a shocking case of child exploitation, Robert L. Northrup, a 55-year-old man from Niles, Michigan, has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison.
The sentencing stems from Northrup’s guilty plea to charges including attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, advertising child pornography, attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, attempted transfer of obscene material to an individual under the age of sixteen, and committing an offense involving a minor while required to register as a sex offender.
According to court records, between July 21, 2022, and August 22, 2022, Northrup communicated with an FBI online covert employee, who was posing as a 13-year-old girl, on an online dating application and by text message.
Northrup’s status block on the online dating application made clear that he was looking for young girls. This was one of eight accounts Northrup had on this online dating application.
While Northrup was communicating with the FBI employee, he requested sexually explicit photos of multiple minors, discussed engaging in sexually activity with the online covert employee, and sent photos of his penis and a masturbation video.
Northrup has prior convictions for a number of offenses including Criminal Sexual Conduct Third Degree, Child Solicitation, and Inappropriate Communication with a Child, which required him to register as a sex offender.
He also has six convictions for Failure to Register or Attempted Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
After serving his sentence, Northrup will be on supervised release for the remainder of his life.
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Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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