Show-Me State Times

A former school bus driver from St. Peters, Missouri, Robert W. Stillwell, has been indicted on charges of producing child pornography. According to the indictment in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, Stillwell is accused of recording the sexual abuse of two minor victims between December 1, 2020, and January 5, 2024.

"If convicted, each charge of production of child pornography carries a mandatory sentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum of 30 years," the authorities stated.

The FBI, the St. Peters Police Department, and the St. Charles County Cyber Crime Task Force collaborated on the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jillian Anderson is prosecuting the case.

In a statement, it was emphasized that "Charges set forth in an indictment are merely accusations and do not constitute proof of guilt. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty."

The case falls under Project Safe Childhood, an initiative by the Department of Justice to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. Project Safe Childhood aims to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

The accused, Stillwell, is currently in custody at the St. Charles County Detention Center awaiting further legal proceedings.