"A Solano County man has been arrested and charged with distribution of child pornography after he allegedly shared the files with an undercover federal agent online, after offering to commit a lewd act on camera for the agent's purported child, according to court records. Robert William Farantino was charged with distributing child sexual abuse material, which carries a minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years."
"Farantino allegedly shared child sexual abuse material with the undercover agent on a chat app called Kik. On his phone, authorities say they found other communications where he offered an online user $200 for sex after the user told Farantino they were a 13-year-old girl. He also allegedly solicited an apparent pimp for access to an underage girl, stating he wanted one between the ages of 8 and 15, prosecutors said in a detention memo."
Robert William Farantino, a Solano County man, was arrested and charged with distributing child sexual abuse material after allegedly sharing files with an undercover federal agent and offering to perform a lewd act on camera for the agent's purported child. The charge carries a prison term of five to 20 years. Authorities say Farantino shared the content on the chat app Kik and that his phone contained communications offering $200 for sex from a user who said she was 13. Prosecutors allege he solicited an apparent pimp for access to a girl aged 8 to 15. He was released to his sister's home on a $20,000 unsecured bond and is due in court March 24.
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