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Ex-Victim Advocate From Hartford County Sentenced For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material Ex-Victim Advocate From Hartford County Sentenced For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Ex-Victim Advocate From Hartford County Sentenced For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material A Connecticut man who made his living supporting crime victims is heading to federal prison for further victimizing children who were sexually abused. Hartford County resident Robert Eccleston, age 58, of Canton, was sentenced to nine years behind bars Tuesday, Aug. 2 in federal court in Hartford for distributing images of child sex abuse. It followed his guilty plea in January 2022 to one count of distributing child pornography. Federal prosecutors said Eccleston, a Victim Services Advocate for the Hartford Superior Court, was arrested in December 2020 following an FBI investigation into …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Court Victims' Advocate Arrested On Child Pornography Charge Court Victims' Advocate Arrested On Child Pornography Charge
Court Victims' Advocate Arrested On Child Pornography Charge A man whose job it was to advocate for victim’s rights in Connecticut courts has been charged with distributing child sexual abuse material. On Friday, Dec. 11, Robert Eccleston, 56, of Canton, was arrested and charged with a federal crime: distribution of child pornography, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut. Under the online handle “hartfordctguy,” Eccleston allegedly distributed images and videos of child sexual abuse against victims as young as toddlers through the instant messaging platform Kik. At the time of his arrest, Eccleston was employed as a victim services advocat…

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by Kristin Palpini