Newport Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Exploitation Charges

PROVIDENCE, RI - A Newport man has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island to federal charges of enticement of a minor, attempted enticement of a minor, and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Kyle Patrick Tormey, 41, pleaded guilty on June 30, 2026, before U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., to three counts of an indictment charging him with enticement of a minor, attempted enticement of a minor and possession of CSAM.

Torney was initially charged by way of a federal criminal complaint in April 2024. He will be sentenced on September 29, 2026. The sentence imposed will be determined by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

According to court documents, Tormey repeatedly communicated with a minor female on various social media platforms, persuading her to provide him with photographs of herself and to meet with him to engage in sexual activity in exchange for payment. During the investigation, law enforcement executed federal search warrants and recovered electronic communications and images that formed the basis for the possession of CSAM charges.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Milind M. Shah.

The matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and West Warwick Police Department with assistance from the Newport Police Department.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by the U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the DOJ's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.