Two Henderson County Men Convicted in Unrelated Child Exploitation Trials
| U.S. Attorney’s Office March 14, 2012 |
MEMPHIS—Robert Stacy Kilgore, age 43, of Henderson County, Tennessee, was found guilty following a jury trial of production and possession of sexually explicit images of female children (child pornography) in violation of federal criminal statutes, announced United States Attorney Edward L. Stanton, III.
The case was tried before U.S. District Judge S. Thomas Anderson. Following announcement of the verdicts, Kilgore was taken into custody and will be sentenced on June 14, 2012. Under each production charge, Kilgore faces a potential sentence of not less than 15 years nor more than 30 years in federal prison, to be followed by a period of supervised release for not less than five years, up to life, and a maximum fine of $250,000 dollars. The possession charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment, followed by a life term of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.
The case was investigated by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Office of General Jerry Woodall; the District Attorney General for Henderson, Madison, and Chester Counties; and the member agencies of the FBI Memphis Crimes Against Children Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Debra L. Ireland prosecuted this matter on behalf of the government.
In an unrelated case, Rodney S. Dotson, Jr., age 21, also a resident of Henderson County, Tennessee, was similarly convicted on March 8, 2012 of violating the same federal statutes (production and possession of sexually explicit images of a minor). According to the indictment, the victim was only four years of age at the time of the offenses. The trial was presided over by Chief U.S. District Judge Jon Phipps McCalla. Dotson, who faces the same potential punishment as Kilgore, is also in custody awaiting his sentencing, currently scheduled for June 7, 2012.
This case was investigated by members of the Lexington, Tennessee Police Department with cooperation and assistance from member agencies of the FBI Memphis Crimes Against Children Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dan L. Newsom prosecuted this matter on behalf of the government.