Robert Cutter, a 44-year-old resident of Lake George, New York, has been sentenced to a decade in prison for attempting to entice and coerce a minor into sexual activity. The sentencing was announced by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Cutter had previously pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an incident on June 27, 2023. On that date, he engaged in sexually explicit text exchanges with an individual he believed was offering the services of a 12-year-old girl. His intention was to entice the child into engaging in sexual acts with him. He traveled to a pre-arranged location in Warren County, New York, where he was apprehended by law enforcement.
In addition to his prison sentence, United States District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino imposed a 15-year term of supervised release following imprisonment. Cutter will also be required to register as a sex offender upon his release.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI’s Albany Division Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force. This task force includes FBI Special Agents and investigators from various state and local police departments such as the New York State Police, Rotterdam Police Department, Warren County Sheriff’s Office, and Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Allen J. Vickey prosecuted the case under Project Safe Childhood.
Project Safe Childhood is an initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006. It is led by United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS). The project aims to coordinate federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children online while identifying and rescuing victims.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.