Child Porn Case Lands Fairfax County Man in Prison

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- Richard Robinson, 58, of the Mount Vernon area of Fairfax County, was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison and five years of supervised release for receipt of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia. Robinson was also ordered to register as a sex offender after he's released from prison, officials said.

Robinson pled guilty Dec. 7, 2015. According to court documents, from October 2010 to May 2015, Robinson used a peer-to-peer file sharing program to receive and collect child pornography videos and images, including videos of children as young as five years old being sexually abused, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a news release. In total, Robinson’s child pornography collection included 326 images and 202 videos of children being sexually exploited, including images and videos depicting sadistic or masochistic conduct, officials said.

Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; and Clark E. Settles, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Washington, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema.

This case was investigated by HSI with assistance from the Northern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kellen S. Dwyer prosecuted the case.