BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (1010 WINS) -- A former executive director of a Connecticut children’s museum pleaded guilty in a child pornography case, the Department of Justice announced Friday.
Robert Eckert, 56, of West Hartford, pleaded guilty on Thursday in Bridgeport to distribution of child pornography, Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut said.
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According to court documents, Eckert used multiple internet platforms, including MeWe and Kik, to solicit, receive and distribute images of child sexual abuse and to communicate with others about the distribution of child pornography.
He accessed the online platforms on his phone, at his residence, and at the Lutz Children’s Museum in Manchester where he was employed as its executive director.
Between September 2019 and May 2020, Eckert possessed 1,837 image files and 73 videos depicting child sex abuse, including the abuse of prepubescent minors.
Eckert was arrested on April 8, 2021 and was released on a $100,000 bond pending his sentencing scheduled for November 28.
Eckert faces a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.
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