A former Army soldier was sentenced on Tuesday after sexually abusing a child and requesting a sexually explicit photograph from a different child.

Cedrick Demon Robinson, 42, Oxford, Miss., was convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and Attempted Production of a Visual Depiction of a Minor Engaging in Sexually Explicit Conduct following a jury trial in the Southern District of Georgia, said Margaret E. Heap, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. On Tuesday, August 12, U.S. District Court Chief Judge R. Stan Baker sentenced Robinson to life imprisonment. Judge Baker also ordered Robinson to pay a $50,000 fine and $10,200 in special assessments.

As described in courtroom testimony, in December 2013, Robinson sexually abused a minor when the child was merely 9 years old. Later, in 2017, Robinson requested that another child text him a sexually explicit photograph when the child was 15 years old.

“Protecting children from those who would abuse them and seeking justice for sexual predators remains one of our district’s highest priorities,” Heap said. “We will continue to seek justice for those who would victimize our most vulnerable citizens.”

“This conviction represents a decisive step toward justice for the victims and underscores our unwavering commitment to safeguarding the vulnerable,” said Special Agent in Charge Ryan O’Connor, Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division at Fort Stewart. “We’re proud of the collaborative efforts with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Georgia, whose partnership was instrumental in securing this outcome.

The case was investigated by the Army Criminal Investigation Division at Fort Stewart and prosecuted for the United States by the Southern District of Georgia Assistant United States Attorneys Michael Z. Spitulnik and Darron J. Hubbard.