A physician from Capac, Michigan was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in federal prison after having pleaded guilty to distributing thousands of images of child pornography.
Robert Glapinski, 62, of Capac, Michigan was sentenced by United States District Judge Linda V. Parker in Detroit on Thursday, March 26.
According to court records, charges stem from an investigation that began in March of 2025 after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a cybertip from Google that a user had child pornography in a Google Chat. Some of the images included the sexual exploitation and abuse of prepubescent children. The investigation later revealed that the user was Robert Glapinski, a family medicine doctor who treated both adults and children. In chats, Glapinski talked about sexually abusing female children and sharing child pornography.
On April 8, 2025, investigators from the United States Secret Service and Michigan State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force executed a federal search warrant at Glapinski’s residence. Glapinski was present during the time of the search and admitted to viewing, receiving, and possessing child pornography. The examination of Glapinski’s electronic items found over 2,500 images and more than 150 videos of child sexually abusive material.
It is alleged that Glapinski at one point attempted to destroy evidence via a fire, but he ultimately pleaded guilty in October 2025 to one count of activities regarding child pornography, with two additional counts dismissed in exchange for his guilty plea.
