Southern Maine Man Possessed Thousands of Child Sexual Abuse Images

49-year-old Robert E. Milholland, Jr., of Scarborough, has pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material.

Milholland, Jr. became the target of a law enforcement investigation after being linked to child sexual abuse material over the BitTorrent peer-to-peer file-sharing network.

In July 2025, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed a search warrant at his residence, resulting in the seizure of multiple digital media devices that contained child sexual abuse material.

Milholland faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years, a maximum fine of $250,000, and a maximum supervised release term of life. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigative report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

HSI and the Lewiston Police Department investigated the case.