Austintown man arrested on 15-count, secret child pornography indictment

An Austintown Township man has been arrested on a secret indictment following a child pornography investigation.
The Mahoning County grand jury indicted 72-year-old Robert T. Casey of Vollmer Drive on 15 counts of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor.
Major Jeff Allen of the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force says the charges stem from a search of Casey’s Vollmer Driver home, where electronic devices were seized.
Allen tells 21 News that videos and images found on the devices led to Casey’s indictment.
Casey was indicted on 15 counts of fourth-degree felony pandering, according to the indictment. Each count alleges that on or about Dec. 10, 2024, Casey solicited, received, purchased, exchanged, possessed, or controlled material that shows a minor participating or engaging in sexual activity.
U.S. Marshals arrested Casey on Friday and booked him into the County Jail. Casey is free on a $50,000 bond awaiting arraignment in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.
A fourth-degree felony in Ohio carries a potential prison sentence of six to 18 months per count.