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Boca Raton Man Arrested for Producing and Distributing Child Pornography

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida

West Palm Beach, Florida – Robert Solove, 28, of Boca Raton, Florida, was arrested and charged by federal criminal complaint with production, distribution, and possession of child  pornography. 

Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Anthony Salisbury, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Miami Field Office, made the announcement.

According to court records, KiK username rsolove99 was observed posting images in an internet chat room of a young girl engaged in sexually explicit acts. The girl in the images appeared to be a female toddler.  During a chat, rsolove99 said that he had taken the images of the female toddler. Investigation of the username led law enforcement to Solove and his residence. While executing a search warrant at Solove’s home on February 18, 2020, law enforcement officers observed a female toddler. The officers determined that the toddler needed medical attention and called for an ambulance to transport her to the hospital.  Solove had two cellular telephones that contained videos of children who appeared to be under 12 engaged in sexually explicit acts.  Federal agents arrested Solove for production, distribution, and possession of child pornography.     

Solove’s pretrial detention hearing is set for 10:00 a.m. on March 26, 2020, in federal magistrate court in West Palm Beach, Florida.

U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan commended the investigation efforts of HSI and the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory Schiller is prosecuting this case.  Anyone with information about this matter should contact Homeland Security Investigations by telephone at (866) 347-2423 (HSI Tipline Number) or on-line at www.ice.gov/webform/hsi-tip-form.  

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood 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 more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

A criminal complaint is an accusation and defendant is presumed innocent unless and until he is found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.

Updated February 24, 2020