DAYTON, Ohio — Ty Brandon Roberts, a 38-year-old man from Huber Heights, Ohio, has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to charges of producing child pornography and coercing a minor. According to court documents, Roberts sexually abused at least one minor starting in 2007 and communicated with many other minors around the world to produce child pornography.
Between 2007 and 2008, Roberts abused an 11-12-year-old boy and took photos of the abuse which he later created digital images of, and kept the original photos in his home until they were seized by law enforcement in 2022. In his plea, Roberts admitted to pretending to be a teenage girl online to entice and coerce minor boys to send him sexually explicit images and videos of themselves.
The FBI has identified 44 minor victims in the child pornography produced by Roberts, mostly between the ages of 11 and 14, who are depicted in over 400 images and videos. It is believed that there are many more unidentified victims of Roberts’ child pornography.
Production of child pornography is a federal crime that carries a sentence of 15 to 30 years in prison while coercing a minor carries a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison. Roberts’ sentencing will be determined by the court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.