Former Waterbury resident sentenced to prison on child sex abuse charges

July 10, 2026  |  By Waterbury Roundabout

The office of Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark announced this week that a former Waterbury resident has been sentenced in state court after pleading guilty to two felony child sex abuse charges.

Christopher Camp, 34, of Moretown, formerly of Waterbury, was sentenced on Tuesday in Vermont Superior Court, Washington Criminal Division. 

He pled guilty to attempted luring of a child and possession of child sexual abuse material. Camp also admitted to violating his probation from a 2017 case, according to the attorney general’s announcement.  

Judge Michael Harris sentenced Camp to three to five years, all suspended except for one year to serve in prison, followed by 10 years of probation, according to the announcement. 

The court outlined probation conditions for Camp, including that he completes individual sex offender treatment; that he not have contact with children under the age of 16; and that his access to electronic devices is to be restricted. Should Camp violate the probation conditions, he would face up to 10 years in prison. 

Camp entered the guilty pleas nearly a year ago. The state Department of Corrections needed to complete a pre-sentence investigation before the court imposed the sentence. 

The case against Camp previously involved other charges that were dismissed in a plea agreement. Last year, the attorney general’s office agreed to dismiss five felony counts of possession of child sex abuse materials and a misdemeanor count of possession of child sex abuse materials, along with four misdemeanor counts of violating conditions of release. 

The charges stem from incidents in 2024. According to court records, the attempted luring conviction was related to an incident in May 2024 where Camp was accused of sending sexually explicit online messages to someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl. The individual in that case was a decoy used by police investigators, court documents detailed. 

The resulting investigation turned up evidence that Camp was communicating with people who identified themselves as children, and it appeared he was engaging in grooming behavior, court records show. 

The possession of child sex abuse material conviction was related to evidence found when investigators found that Camp was communicating on social media with a girl he believed was 9 years old and sending photos of his genitals. Court records show that Camp admitted to police to using messaging apps to communicate with underage girls and to having child sex abuse materials on his cellphone.

Under the sentence imposed by the court this week, Camp is required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, the attorney general’s office noted.