Tuscaloosa Couple Charged with Producing Child Pornography

BIRMINGHAM, AL—ROBERT EDWARD FEE, 54 and RHONDA MICHELLE FEE, 41, husband and wife, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for production of and possession of child pornography. United States Attorney Alice H. Martin of the Northern District of Alabama and Carmen S. Adams, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation announce today that the FEEs were charged in a nine-count indictment filed today at U.S. District Court in Birmingham.

Counts 1-8 charge both FEEs with the production of child pornography and Count 9 charges them with the possession of child pornography.

The sentence for Counts 1-8 is 15 to 30 years in prison with a $250,000 fine. The maximum sentence for Count 9 is ten years with a $250,000 fine.

“People who produce pornographic images of a child prey on the very people they should be protecting - a child. It won’t be tolerated,” stated U.S. Attorney Alice H. Martin.

“Victimizing a child is one of the most horrific acts any individual could be involved in. That is why our office will continue to diligently work to investigate those who victimize these children to protect our most innocent victims,” stated Carmen S. Adams, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Special Agents of the FBI and the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Department worked together in the investigation and prosecution of this case. Assistant United States Attorney Laura D. Hodge is prosecuting this case on behalf of the United States.

Members of the public are reminded that the indictment contains only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government’s burden to prove a defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.