Lucas Robinson, age 23, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been indicted on the charge of sexual exploitation of a child. The charge is contained in an Indictment unsealed November 13, 2012, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.

The Indictment alleges that, between 2011 and 2012, Robinson used, persuaded, induced, enticed, and coerced a minor under 18 to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual depictions of this conduct.

If convicted, Robinson faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of 30 years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a $100 special assessment, and at least 5 years and up to life on supervised release following any imprisonment.

Robinson appeared today in federal court in Cedar Rapids and was held without bond. Robinson’s next appearance for trial is set for January 7, 2013.

As with any criminal case, a charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Tremmel and was investigated by the Cedar Rapids Police Department and the Benton County Sheriff’s Office.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab “resources.”

Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is CR 12-0089.

 

 

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