A Metairie man has been sentenced to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors and violating federal gun laws.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Robert Anthony Marsh, Jr., 60, was sentenced on January 13, 2026. The sentencing followed his guilty plea in federal court to charges of knowingly possessing over 21 videos depicting the sexual victimization of minors and possession of a firearm as a prohibited person.
Authorities said that on December 19, 2024, state law enforcement officials and agents from Homeland Security Investigations searched Marsh’s home while he was under supervised release for a prior conviction related to juvenile pornography. Following the search, Marsh was arrested by Louisiana State Probation and Parole for possession of a firearm and child pornography. He was later transferred from state to federal custody as part of this investigation.
Marsh was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 14, 2025. On August 26, 2025, he pled guilty to the charges.
United States District Judge Darrel James Papillion imposed a sentence that includes ten years imprisonment, ten years of supervised release, mandatory sex offender registration, and a $200 special assessment fee.
U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle stated: “This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.”
Courcelle acknowledged the work of multiple agencies involved in the investigation: “U.S. Attorney Courcelle praised the work of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Jefferson Parish Police Department; and the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections, Probation and Parole.” The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian M. Klebba.
