Man Faces Child Exploitation Charges

TYLER — A 45-year-old Grapeland man is arrested on child exploitation charges. Robbie Newby was indicted April 17 on four counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of possession of child pornography. Newby had an initial appearance Monday in Tyler federal court. Authorities claim he coerced or persuaded a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing visual depictions of such conduct. The offenses allegedly took place in Anderson County. If convicted, Newby faces a minimum of 15 years in prison for each exploitation charge and up to 10 years for the possession charge.