Former Army Member Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Two Minors While Stationed in Germany
Summary
A federal jury in the Northern District of Georgia convicted Adam Schlueter, 37, of Atlanta, of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 12 and two counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Schlueter, a former Army member stationed in Grafenwöhr, Germany from 2009-2013, physically, emotionally, and sexually abused two minor victims during that period. Sentencing is scheduled for July 9, with a mandatory minimum penalty of 30 years in prison and a maximum of life imprisonment.
“The jury convicted Schlueter of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 12 and two counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury.”
What changed
A federal jury returned guilty verdicts against Adam Schlueter on four counts: two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor under age 12 and two counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. The conduct occurred while Schlueter was a U.S. Army member stationed in Germany between 2009 and 2013.
This conviction reflects continued federal enforcement under Project Safe Childhood. Military members stationed abroad should be aware that alleged crimes against minors may be prosecuted in U.S. federal court upon return to the United States, regardless of where the conduct occurred.
Penalties
Mandatory minimum 30 years in prison; maximum penalty of life in prison
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Former U.S. Army Member Convicted of Physically and Sexually Assaulting Two Minors While Serving Abroad
Monday, April 20, 2026
Share For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs A federal jury in the Northern District of Georgia convicted a Georgia man Friday of sexually and physically abusing two minors.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Adam Schlueter, 37, of Atlanta, was stationed in Grafenwöhr, Germany while a member of the Army from 2009 until 2013. While there, he physically, emotionally, and sexually abused two minor victims. During trial testimony, both minors described being choked and beaten by Schlueter, among others form of egregious physical abuse. One minor described, at age eight, being pushed through a second-story window and dangled above the ground. Schlueter sexually assaulted both minors when they were under the age of 10. Schlueter also employed threats to prevent his victims and other witnesses from disclosing the abuse to authorities, going so far as to threaten to kill one witness.
The jury convicted Schlueter of two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 12 and two counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 9 and faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 30 years in prison and a maximum penalty of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg for the Northern District of Georgia; and Special Agent in Charge Marlo Graham of the FBI’s Atlanta Field Office made the announcement.
The FBI Atlanta Field Office investigated the case.
Trial Attorney McKenzie Hightower of the Justice Department’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) and Assistant U.S. Attorney Leanne Marek for the Northern District of Georgia are prosecuting the case.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
Updated April 20, 2026 Topic Project Safe Childhood Components Criminal Division Criminal - Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) USAO - Georgia, Northern Press Release Number: 26-381
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