A US man who abused a pre-pubescent girl in his workplace has been jailed for 15 years.

Robert M Carey, 52, of Bowie, Maryland, also faces three years post-incarceration probation after he admitted producing and possessing numerous images of child abuse.

The paedophile, who became a fugitive from justice after fleeing the US following his December 2005 indictment, was also ordered to pay more than $50,000 in restitution to the family of one of his victims by US District Judge Roger W Titus.

Carey surrendered himself to US authorities in Rome in late January after the scope of his offences earned him a slot on US TV show America’s Most Wanted. Faced with the weight of evidence against him, Carey pleaded guilty to child abuse offences in May, ahead of a sentencing hearing this week.

Source: The Register