Convicted Child Pornographer Found Dead in Michigan Federal Prison
Romio Hawkins, serving a 20-year sentence for producing child sexual abuse images, was found unresponsive in his cell; circumstances of death remain unclear.
- Romio Hawkins, a 26-year-old man from Portage, Indiana, was found dead in his cell at a federal prison in Milan, Michigan.
- Hawkins was serving a 20-year sentence after pleading guilty in 2022 to producing child sexual abuse images.
- He had convinced a 16-year-old to produce images and live videos of herself and a 4-year-old engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
- Hawkins also admitted to possessing over 1,000 images and 300 videos containing child pornography, including materials featuring toddlers and infants.
- The Bureau of Prisons has not provided additional information about the circumstances of Hawkins' death.