Registered sex offender sentenced to prison for possessing images of child sexual abuse

Seattle - A 55-year-old Marysville man, who is a registered sex offender, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison for possession of images of child sexual abuse. Robert Anthony Fiore came to the attention of law enforcement when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a cybertip report from Dropbox that child sexual abuse material had been uploaded on Fiore's account. At the sentencing hearing U.S. District Judge Tana Lin said, "Possession of images of child sexual abuse harms the child for life…. Victims are given a life sentence by the people who buy these videos."

"My office is committed to protecting the public from predators. This prison sentence will help, said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd. "This defendant was actively communicating with teens as young as twelve over the internet. It's a good reminder for parents and guardians to be vigilant about who their children communicate with online."

Law enforcement obtained warrants and served search warrants on Fiore's electronic devices finding 50 videos and 242 images of child sexual abuse. Fiore has sex crime convictions out of California. He pleaded guilty in federal court on November 21, 2025. In his plea agreement Fiore admitted that he was chatting online with more than a dozen minors as young as 12-years-old.

"Mr. Fiore clearly did not learn his lesson from his last offense," said W. Mike Herrington, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Seattle field office. "Despite already being registered as a sex offender, he continued to prey on young victims online. Each one of the dozens of videos and hundreds of images of child sexual abuse on Mr. Fiore's devices contributes to the trauma and suffering of an innocent young victim. We hope this case sends a message to would-be predators that there are consequences for their actions. Law enforcement will discover their conduct and hold them accountable."

In asking for the three-year prison sentence, prosecutors noted the harm done by child sexual abuse images. "Those who collect and share images and videos of children being raped and tortured further a market that thrives on the sexual abuse of children. The collection of this material drives demand for new material and normalizes horrific acts of sexual exploitation. And it subjects victims of child abuse to perpetual re-victimization, knowing that the digital record of their worst moments forever travels the globe to satisfy the sexual appetite of child predators," prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memo.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.projectsafechildhood.govLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. .

The case was investigated by the FBI in coordination with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) with officers from the Seattle Police Department and Marysville Police Department, and the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC).

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Cecelia Gregson.