Indiana Man Who Produced Child Porn Found Dead in Federal Prison
An Indiana man convicted of producing child pornography has been found dead in federal prison.
Romio Hawkins, 26, of Portage, Indiana, was serving a 20-year sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Milan, Michigan.
The Messenger reports:
In 2022, he pleaded guilty to production of material depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, according to federal prosecutors.
Hawkins confessed to convincing a 16-year-old to produce images and live videos of herself and a 4-year-old “engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Additionally, Hawkins admitted to law enforcement that he possessed over 1,000 images and 300 videos containing child pornography, including materials featuring toddlers and infants,” a news release stated.
In addition to a 20-year prison sentence,
