A Butler man is scheduled to plead guilty to federal child exploitation charges, avoiding a trial that was scheduled to begin in March.
Thomas P. Romspert, 32, is expected to plead guilty at a Jan. 26.
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A Butler County man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on child sex abuse charges, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Thomas Romspert, 29, of the city of Butler is the sole defendant in the three-count indictment made public this week, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said.
According to the indictment, Romspert produced material depicting the sexual exploitation of a victim who is under 18 during July, August and September of last year.