Bridgeport Man Charged In Child Porn Case: Feds

BRIDGEPORT, CT —A Bridgeport man has been charged with child pornography offenses, according to a statement by federal prosecutors. Robert Mosley, 53, previously served six years for second-degree possession of child pornography and was released on parole in November 2018.

According to the statement, on Jan. 28, law enforcement conducted a home visit at Mosley’s residence. They found Mosley was found in possession of an unapproved smart phone and an approved mobile phone that contained suspected child pornography.

Investigators seized both phones and Mosley was remanded to custody. Investigation of the seized phones and a cloud storage account maintained by Mosley revealed thousands of images and hundreds of videos depicting the sexual abuse of children, primarily boys between the ages of 2 and 14.

In addition, analysis of Mosley’s email account revealed that he sent numerous emails soliciting child pornography, sent images of child pornography to others, and sent links to his cloud storage account, according to federal prosecutors.

Mosley has been charged with receipt of child pornography and solicitation of child pornography, offenses that carry a mandatory minimum term of 15 years in prison and a maximum term of 40 years in prison.

Mosley is also charged with possession of child pornography, which carries a mandatory minimum term of 10 years in prison and a maximum term of 20 years in prison.

The penalties in this case are enhanced based on Mosley’s alleged criminal history.