A Joplin man who blamed his meth addiction for his attraction to child pornography is scheduled to plead guilty August 1 in U. S. District Court in Springfield.
Details of the crime Robert E. Riggs, 46, Joplin, allegedly committed were included in a December 2022 detention motion:
The defendant’s illicit acts were discovered after investigators were alerted that the defendant had stored imagery depicting children as young as five years old being sexually abused in his Dropbox account.A search warrant was later executed at the defendant’s residence, resulting in the seizure of digital devices later determined to contain thousands of images depicting children engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
The defendant was later interviewed and confessed to downloading child pornography from the Internet to satisfy his sexual desires since he was 18 years old. The defendant further admitted that he directly engaged with other members of the child pornography community and discussed sexually abusing children.
The defendant has a significant history of drug abuse and blamed his use of methamphetamine for his involvement with child pornography.
According to the indictment, Riggs' alleged crimes took place between January 1, 2020 and May 25, 2022 in Jasper County.
The defendant was later interviewed and confessed to downloading child pornography from the Internet to satisfy his sexual desires since he was 18 years old. The defendant further admitted that he directly engaged with other members of the child pornography community and discussed sexually abusing children.
The defendant has a significant history of drug abuse and blamed his use of methamphetamine for his involvement with child pornography.
2 comments:
Not his fault, it’s the meth! I didn’t rob anyone my gun did. Can’t wait to when he is in prison. His cell mate didn’t beat him up it was the soap in the pillow case.
The excuses this criminal uses to excuse his criminal sctions don't matter, it's time to
LOCK HIM UP!!!!!
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