WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
Robert Bowen, age 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. First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Buffalo Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony Patrone made the announcement.
Evidence presented during the bench trial proved that, in June 2025, Bowen exchanged text messages with an 8-year-old child using the Roblox application and later using his cell phone's messaging application. During the exchange, Bowen sent the child porn...