纽约州Canton男子Robert Bowen被裁定性剥削儿童罪成立：2027年2月11日量刑，面临最低15年、最高30年监禁
美国司法部纽约北区联邦检察官办公室宣布，纽约州Canton的46岁男子Robert Bowen在Syracuse举行的一场法官审（由法官而非陪审团审理）后，被裁定性剥削儿童与接收儿童色情制品两项罪名成立。Bowen将于2027年2月11日量刑，由主持审理并作出有罪裁决的联邦地区首席法官Brenda K. Sannes宣判。
法庭证据显示，2025年6月，Bowen先通过游戏应用Roblox、后通过手机短信与一名8岁儿童互发信息。在这些联系中，Bowen向该儿童发送色情材料，并要求对方拍摄自己的色情影像并发送给他；证据显示Bowen接收了该儿童发来的影像，并要求对方继续发送。检方表示，是儿童的家人向警方报告后，执法部门迅速锁定了Bowen。
量刑方面，仅性剥削儿童一项罪名，Bowen即面临最高30年监禁、强制最低15年监禁、最高25万美元罚款，以及5年至终身的监管释放。出狱后他还必须登记为性犯罪者。具体刑期将由法官依据相关法律、联邦量刑指南等因素决定。
纽约北区第一助理联邦检察官John A. Sarcone III表示，Bowen利用儿童经常使用的在线游戏平台接触并侵害一名无辜受害者，他同时提醒家长与监护人留意孩子在网上的联系对象。国土安全调查局（HSI）布法罗办公室代理特别探员主管Anthony J. Patrone表示，HSI将继续与各级执法伙伴合作，追究侵害儿童者。
此案由国土安全调查局（HSI）调查，纽约州警察局与伊利诺伊州Lombard警察局协助，现由助理联邦检察官Ben Gillis与Tamara Thomson负责起诉。此案属于司法部「Project Safe Childhood」全国行动的一部分，该行动统筹联邦、州与地方资源，打击针对儿童的网络性剥削与虐待。
Canton, New York Man Robert Bowen Found Guilty of Child Exploitation: Sentencing Set for February 11, 2027, Faces 15 to 30 Years
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York announced that Robert Bowen, 46, of Canton, New York, has been found guilty of sexual exploitation of a child and receipt of child pornography following a bench trial in Syracuse. Bowen will be sentenced on February 11, 2027, by Chief U.S. District Judge Brenda K. Sannes, who presided over the bench trial and rendered the guilty verdicts.
Evidence presented during the bench trial proved that, in June 2025, Bowen exchanged text messages with an 8-year-old child, first using the Roblox application and later using his cell phone's messaging application. During those exchanges, Bowen sent the child pornographic media and requested that the child take sexually explicit images and videos of herself and send them to him. The evidence established that Bowen received sexually explicit media from the child and asked her to send more. Prosecutors said the child's family reported the conduct to police, and Bowen was swiftly identified.
The sexual exploitation charge alone carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, a mandatory minimum of 15 years, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of supervised release of at least five years and up to life. Bowen will also be required to register as a sex offender. A defendant's sentence is imposed by a judge based on the statutes the defendant violated, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III said Bowen used an online gaming platform frequently visited by children to encounter and prey upon an innocent victim, and he encouraged parents and guardians to be vigilant about who their children are communicating with online. Anthony J. Patrone, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Buffalo, said the exploitation of even one child is unacceptable and that HSI remains committed to working with law enforcement partners to hold accountable those who harm children.
Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case, with assistance from the New York State Police and the Lombard, Illinois, Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ben Gillis and Tamara Thomson are prosecuting the case. It was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative led by the U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Justice Department's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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图片来源：位于Syracuse的James M. Hanley联邦法院大楼（本案由纽约北区联邦法院在此审理）。照片：Kenneth C. Zirkel，CC BY-SA 4.0，经Wikimedia Commons。当事人无官方照片，以法院标准建筑图代之。
