ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A 42-year-old man from Leicester, North Carolina has been sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for child pornography charges.
According to a federal indictment, Robert Lemarr possessed over 100,000 images of child pornography, including images of toddlers and infants.
Lemarr pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography and has been in federal custody since April 2014.
U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger ordered Lemarr to serve a lifetime of supervised release, to register as a sex offender, and to pay $20,000 as restitution to his victims.
The case was investigated by the Asheville Police Department and the State Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the North Carolina Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Lemarr’s sentence is part of a nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse, known as Project Safe Childhood.
The program, launched in May 2006, marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.
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Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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