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Child Porn: Amesbury Man Made Plans To Rape Child, Feds Say Child Porn: Amesbury Man Made Plans To Rape Child, Feds Say
Child Porn: Amesbury Man Made Plans To Rape Child, Feds Say A 30-year-old man admitted to trading child sexual abuse material and speaking with a woman he met online about meeting up to have sex with a child she was babysitting, authorities said. And after he sued to earn bail after his arrest, police caught him trading sexual images of kids again.  Thomas Cross, of Amesbury, pleaded guilty on Friday, Aug. 18, to one count each of distribution of child pornography, receipt of child pornography, and possession of child pornography, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said on Monday. Police arrested Cross in 2018 after they searched his home a…

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Toddler Sex Assault: Man Who Filmed Himself Abusing Child Gets 25 Years In Jail Toddler Sex Assault: Man Who Filmed Himself Abusing Child Gets 25 Years In Jail
Toddler Sex Assault: Man Who Filmed Himself Abusing Child Gets 25 Years In Jail A 25-year-old Taunton man who admitted to sexually abusing an 18-month-old in his care and filming the assault will spend the next 25 years in federal prison, authorities said.  Cody Mercure pleaded guilty in January to one count of sexual exploitation of children and one count of distribution of child pornography, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A judge sentenced him on Tuesday, April 25. He'll spend 15 years on probation following his release, officials said.  “It is challenging to find the words that capture just how abhorrent and destructive this conduct was," said Uni…

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Brockton Man Coerced 3 Kids To Make Pornography: Feds Brockton Man Coerced 3 Kids To Make Pornography: Feds
Brockton Man Coerced 3 Kids To Make Pornography: Feds A federal grand jury indicted a 45-year-old Brockton man this week on charges he coerced three minors into making child porn for him, authorities said.  Zaire Aquil Lodge, 45, is charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of receipt of child pornography, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Police arrested him on Monday, Jan. 23, and he will be held in federal custody, pending further notice.  Investigators said Lodge employed, used, persuaded, induced and coerced three minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of produci…

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65-Year-Old Marlborough Man Filmed Himself Sexually Abusing His Friends' Children: Feds 65-Year-Old Marlborough Man Filmed Himself Sexually Abusing His Friends' Children: Feds
65-Year-Old Marlborough Man Filmed Himself Sexually Abusing His Friends' Children: Feds A 65-year-old man who sexually assaulted several children and filmed others in the nude will serve the next six decades in prison, a federal judge ruled this week.  Philip Raymond of Marlborough pleaded guilty to 13 counts of sexual exploitation of children earlier this year, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Raymond's victims ranged in age from 4 to 13 years ago, and many of them were his friends' children, the prosecutor said.  Investigators found videos that Raymond captured using hidden cameras from 2004 until 2012 that were installed in his bathroom and in his own child…

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Fall River Babysitter, 27, Filmed Herself Sexually Abusing Toddler, 7-Year-Old: Feds Fall River Babysitter, 27, Filmed Herself Sexually Abusing Toddler, 7-Year-Old: Feds
Fall River Babysitter, 27, Filmed Herself Sexually Abusing Toddler, 7-Year-Old: Feds A 27-year-old Fall River woman made child pornography that featured herself, a 2-year-old, and a 7-year-old that she was babysitting, federal authorities said. She's allegedly shared those videos with a 51-year-old Malden man.  Nichole Cyr pleaded guilty this week to two counts of sexual exploitation of children and now faces between 15 and 30 years behind bars, US Attorney for Massachusetts Rachael Rollins said.  Police began investigating Cyr in 2020 when they found child pornography on her phones, authorities said. Investigators found several videos of Cyr sexually as…

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