Rebecca C. Lutzko United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio
A Portage County man has been sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison for crimes involving child sexual abuse materials. Daniel Alan Robertson, 47, of Ravenna, received a 121-month sentence from U.S. District Judge Charles Esque Fleming after pleading guilty to charges of receiving and distributing images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and possessing child pornography.
In addition to the prison term, Robertson was ordered to serve ten years of supervised release following his incarceration. He must also pay $117,500 in restitution and $10,000 under the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act assessments.
Court documents state that between March and December 2024, Robertson used peer-to-peer file sharing programs to download and distribute sexually explicit images and videos depicting children, including prepubescent girls. Federal agents executed a search warrant at his residence in December 2024 and seized multiple electronic devices containing these materials. The investigation determined that the devices held content featuring children under age twelve as well as sadistic or violent imagery. Authorities submitted the evidence to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to help identify victims; more than twenty victims were identified.
The case was investigated by the FBI Cleveland Division, Portage County Sheriff’s Office, and Ohio State Highway Patrol-Office of Investigative Services Computer Crimes Unit. Assistant United States Attorney Toni Beth Schnellinger Feisthamel prosecuted the case.
"This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse," according to officials. "The initiative is led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices throughout the country and 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."
For additional information about Project Safe Childhood visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.
Reports of child exploitation can be made online at https://cybertipline.org or by calling 1-800-843-5678 at any time.
