Caddo Parish Sheriff’s detectives arrested a Shreveport man for possessing and distributing child pornography, said Sheriff Steve Prator.  

Robert Randall Reinhart, 58, of the 8100 block of Paula Kay Place in Shreveport, was arrested on July 14 for possessing hundreds of images depicting child sexual abuse.   

Detectives with the Caddo Sheriff’s Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at Reinhart’s home and seized several digital storage devices. Detectives discovered 266 files of child pornography during a digital forensic examination of his cellphone. Some of the files had been distributed on the Internet. 

Reinhart was arrested and charged with 266 counts of Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography. He was booked into the Caddo Correctional Center. No bond has been set. 

Reinhart’s case remains under investigation by Sheriff’s Det. Thomas Lites. The Caddo Sheriff’s Office continues to aggressively investigate child sexual abuse cases with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office. They encourage anyone with information regarding this crime or other crimes against children to contact the Caddo Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Department at 318-681-0700.