North Attleboro Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Child Pornography Offenses

BOSTON – A North Attleboro man was sentenced today on child pornography offenses.

Nicholas Robillard, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 15 years in prison and five years of supervised release. In November 2021, Robillard pleaded guilty to one count each of distribution and possession of child pornography.

Robillard distributed and possessed child pornography on various dates between Oct. 16, 2018 and Feb. 14, 2019. Robillard faced enhanced penalties because of prior convictions for sex offenses.

Acting United States Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell; William S. Walker, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston; and Colonel Christopher Mason, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police made the announcement today. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office provided assistance with the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Anne Paruti, Mendell’s Project Safe Childhood Coordinator and Deputy Chief of the Major Crimes Unit, prosecuted the case.

The case is brought as part of Project Safe Childhood. In 2006, the Department of Justice created Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims.  For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov/.