As a Northern Kentucky man was being ordered to prison for sexually abusing homeless boys in the Philippines and returning home with images of abuse, the judge presiding over the case said it shared “similarities” to the case against disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein .
While living in the Philippines in early 2021, Werner came into contact with an unnamed individual who had access to a “rotating selection” of young boys and made them engage in sex acts for foreign customers, prosecutors said in a presentence court filing.
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AsaNorthernKentuckymanwasbeingorderedtoprisonforsexuallyabusinghomelessboysinthePhilippinesandreturninghomewithimagesofabuse,thejudgepresidingoverthecasesaiditshared“similarities”tothecaseagainstdisgracedfinancierandaccusedsextraffickerJeffreyEpstein.
RobertWerner,46,ofWalton,wassentencedFridayinfederalcourtinCovingtonto30yearsinprison,thestatutorymaximum.
CourtrecordsshowWernerpleadedguiltyinOctobertoasinglecountofextraterritorialproductionofchildsexualabusematerial.
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