BOSTON — A Gloucester man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of sexually exploiting a minor and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts issued on Sept. 30, 2025, Robert Burnham, 44, was indicted on one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of possession of child pornography.Â
Burnham was arrested in September 2025 and remains in custody pending trial. His arraignment in federal court in Boston will be scheduled at a later date.
“According to the charging documents, from on or about June 11, 2024 to Oct. 4, 2024, Burnham allegedly persuaded and coerced a 13-year-old minor female to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing pictures and videos and transmitting them to him via social media,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts said in its statement. “Additionally, on April 28, 2025, Burnham knowingly possessed files that depict CSAM.”
The charge of sexual exploitation of a minor carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison, a supervised release term of at least five years to life, and a potential fine of up to $250,000. The charge of possessing child sexual abuse material carries a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison, a supervised release term of at least five years to life, and a fine of up to $250,000, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts reported.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Allegra Flamm of the Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.
