Former Army Soldier at Fort Stewart Convicted of Child Sex Crimes

Cedrick Demon Robinson, 42, of Oxford, MS, a man previously stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia, has been convicted by a jury in the Southern District of Georgia for victimizing two children. Following a two-day trial presided over by U.S. District Court Chief Judge R. Stan Baker, Robinson was found guilty of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and Attempted Production of a Visual Depiction of a Minor Engaging in Sexually Explicit Conduct.

Acting U.S. Attorney Tara M. Lyons emphasized the District’s commitment to protecting children and seeking justice for sexual predators. Courtroom testimony revealed that in December 2013, Robinson sexually abused a nine-year-old child. Later, in 2017, he requested a sexually explicit photograph from a fifteen-year-old child via text message.

Robinson awaits sentencing pending a presentence investigation by U.S. Probation Services.

Special Agent in Charge Steven Ausfeldt of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division, Southeast Field Office, commended the diligent work of special agents and prosecutorial partners, stating, “Army CID will aggressively pursue anyone who would abuse or exploit our children.”

The case was investigated by the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Fort Stewart Office and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Michael Z. Spitulnik and Darron J. Hubbard.