A Birmingham man has pleaded guilty to federal charges involving the sexual exploitation of a child, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama.
Robert Lee Ford Jr., 35, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of children after a jury was selected for his trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Madeline H. Haikala.
According to court documents, the investigation began on Jan. 24, 2025, when a deputy with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to Children’s of Alabama following a report involving a 14-year-old girl. The victim’s mother reported that her daughter had been assaulted by Ford…