Former Gladstone Resident Sentenced for Receipt of Child Pornography

MARQUETTE, MI—Robert Andrew Faber, 33, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a former resident of Gladstone, Michigan, was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for receipt of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Donald A. Davis announced today. In addition to the prison term, Senior U.S. District Judge R. Allan Edgar ordered Faber to serve three years of supervised release following his release from prison, and to pay a $100 special assessment. On June 1, 2010, Faber pleaded guilty to Count 1 of a federal indictment charging him with receipt of child pornography. Faber admitted that while living in Gladstone, he had received child pornography on compact discs from a source in Indiana which he would then make available on his computer to others seeking child pornography.

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. The U.S. Attorney's Office, county prosecutor's offices, Internet Crimes Against Children task force (ICAC), federal, state, and local law enforcement are working closely together to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children. The partners in Project Safe Childhood work to educate local communities about the dangers of online child exploitation, and to teach children how to protect themselves. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit the following web site: www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

U.S. Attorney Davis commended the Gladstone Public Safety Department, the Marquette Police Department, and agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for their work in this case. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul D. Lochner.