Warren County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor

ALBANY, NEW YORK - Robert Cutter, age 44, of Lake George, New York, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for attempting to entice and coerce a 12-year-old child into sexual activity.

United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the announcement.

As part of his previously entered guilty plea, Cutter admitted that on June 27, 2023, he exchanged sexually explicit text messages with someone he believed was an adult offering the sexual services of a 12-year-old girl, in an attempt to entice the child into engaging in sexual acts with him. Cutter also admitted that on that same date, he traveled to a pre-determined location in Warren County, New York, with the intent to engage in sexual acts with the 12-year-old girl. Cutter was arrested by law enforcement shortly after arriving at the location.

United States District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino also imposed a 15-year term of post-imprisonment supervised release. Cutter will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.

The case was investigated by the FBI's Albany Division Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force - comprised of FBI Special Agents, and state and local police investigators, including from the New York State Police, Rotterdam Police Department, Warren County Sheriff's Office, and Saratoga County Sheriff's Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Allen J. Vickey prosecuted this case as part of Project Safe Childhood.

Launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice, Project Safe Childhood is 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 https://www.justice.gov/psc.