June 21, 2023 10:40 a.m.

On Tuesday a former Veteran’s Administration police officer and resident of Roseburg was sentenced to federal prison for repeatedly placing hidden cameras in sensitive locations to capture sexually explicit photos and videos of minors.

A release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Oregon said 50-year old Robert Roady was sentenced to fourteen years in federal prison and ten years’ supervised release.

In October 2020, Roady’s conduct was reported to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office who opened an investigation. Roady later admitted to hiding the cameras. A report at that time from News Radio 93-9 FM and 1240 KQEN said the man had placed the cameras in the room of a 14-year old female for sexual purposes. He was initially charged with nine counts of first-degree invasion of privacy and for a federal hold.

On November 5,2020, a federal grand jury in Eugene returned an indictment charging Roady with attempted sexual exploitation of a child. On March 1, 2023, Roady pleaded guilty to a one-count criminal information charging him was attempted transportation of child pornography.

The case was investigated by the Douglas County’s Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was prosecuted by Adam E. Delph and Jeffrey S. Sweet, Assistant U.S. Attorneys for the District of Oregon with assistance from Allison D. Eichmann, Chief Deputy District Attorney for the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office.

Anyone who has information about the physical or online exploitation of children is encouraged to call the FBI at 503-224-4181 or submit a tip online: https://tips.fbi.gov/home

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child exploitation and abuse. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, go to: https://www.justice.gov/psc