North Attleboro level 3 sex offender sentenced to prison on child pornography charges

BOSTON – A North Attleboro man was sentenced today on child pornography offenses.

Nicholas Robillard, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 15 years in prison and five years of supervised release. In November 2020, Robillard pleaded guilty to one count each of distribution and possession of child pornography.

Robillard distributed and possessed child pornography on various dates between Oct. 16, 2018 and Feb. 14, 2019. Robillard faced enhanced penalties because of prior convictions for sex offenses.

Robillard had previously been convicted on rape and multiple indecent assault and battery charges on a child under 14 years of age.

Acting United States Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell; William S. Walker, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston; and Colonel Christopher Mason, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police made the announcement today. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office provided assistance with the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Anne Paruti, Mendell’s Project Safe Childhood Coordinator and Deputy Chief of the Major Crimes Unit, prosecuted the case.