Crofton Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Child Pornography

A Crofton man was sentenced to 25 years behind bars for producing and possessing hundreds of pieces of child pornography.

Robert Feller, 56, received his sentence Wednesday, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Justice.

According to U.S. Justice Department reports Feller’s plea agreement is filled with self admissions that he sexually abused a preteen multiple times. Feller reportedly admitted the abuse of a 11 or 12 year old started around summer 2003 and continued for several years in an effort to produce child pornography. Investigators found more than 600 images of child pornography in Feller’s possession.

U.S. District Judge Williams D. Quarles, Jr. issued the 25-year sentence that will be followed by a lifetime of supervised release. At that time, Feller will have to register as a sex offender.

A tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children lead the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Child unit began the investigation on Feller January 14, 2010.

“Individuals like Feller, who possess and sexually abuse children to produce child pornography, exploit young children, robbing them of their innocence,” Special Agent William Winter in charge of ICE Homeland Security Investigations in Baltimore said in a release.

“Individuals who produce and possess child pornography victimize the most vulnerable members of our society and the significant sentence levied today proves that they will not go unpunished,” Winter said.