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'Depraved' Lynn Man Who Admitting To Sexually Exploiting Kids He Taught Gets Prison: Feds 'Depraved' Lynn Man Who Admitting To Sexually Exploiting Kids He Taught Gets Prison: Feds
'Depraved' Lynn Man Who Admitting To Sexually Exploiting Kids He Taught Gets Prison: Feds A 56-year-old Lynn man who admitted to sexually exploiting minors in Laos, where he worked as an English teacher and ran a help organization, will spend more than a decade in federal prison, authorities said.  Michael Sebastian was sentenced on Wednesday, July 10,  to 12 years in prison and five years of supervised release after that, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He pleaded guilty to three counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places in December.  He was arrested in July 2020.  “Mr. Sebastian took advantage of young, vulnerable children in h…
Boston Man Posing As Teen On TikTok To Ask Kids For Nudes Sentenced Second Time: Feds Boston Man Posing As Teen On TikTok To Ask Kids For Nudes Sentenced Second Time: Feds
Boston Man Posing As Teen On TikTok To Ask Kids For Nudes Sentenced Second Time: Feds A Boston man who served prison time for child and sexual exploitation charges has been sentenced to more than 20 years after claiming to be a teen and luring a 13-year-old on TikTok. Hector Acevedo, 33, of Jamaica Plain, was sentenced to 22 years in prison and five years of supervised release for coercing a minor on TikTok to send him child sexual abuse material, prosecutors said. The Level 3 registered sex offender pleaded guilty in October 2023 to one count of receipt of child pornography by a recidivist. Related: Andrew Sorrento Of Salem Gets 6 Years For Sharing Child Porn Acevedo…
Ex-Flight Attendant On Boston-Bound Plane Filmed Children As They Used Bathroom: Feds Ex-Flight Attendant On Boston-Bound Plane Filmed Children As They Used Bathroom: Feds
Ex-Flight Attendant On Boston-Bound Plane Filmed Children As They Used Bathroom: Feds A former American Airlines flight attendant attempted to film a child as she used the bathroom and had videos of several other children using the plane's lavatory on his phone, authorities said.  Estes Carter Thompson III, 36, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was charged with one count of attempted sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child pornography depicting a prepubescent minor, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  A 14-year-old aboard a Charlotte to Boston flight in September 2023 told her parents that Thompson had escorted her to the first-cl…
Brockton Man Admits To Sexually Exploiting Children Brockton Man Admits To Sexually Exploiting Children
Brockton Man Admits To Sexually Exploiting Children A Brockton man has admitted in a Boston federal court that he coerced three minors to make child sexual abuse material. Zaire Aquil Lodge, 46, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Jan. 17, to three counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of receipt of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts said. Lodge was first indicted by a federal grand jury in January 2023, and his sentencing has been set for April 24. Related: Brockton Man Coerced 3 Kids To Make Pornography: Feds Lodge, on different dates throughout 2021, employed, used, persuaded, induc…
'Special Kind Of Evil': Child Sex Trafficker Who Recruited NY Victims Gets 40 Years In Prison 'Special Kind Of Evil': Child Sex Trafficker Who Recruited NY Victims Gets 40 Years In Prison
'Special Kind Of Evil': Child Sex Trafficker Who Recruited NY Victims Gets 40 Years In Prison A convicted sex trafficker will spend decades in prison for forcing underage girls into prostitution. New York resident Christopher Thomas, age 40, of Colonie in Albany County, was sentenced to 40 years behind bars Monday, Oct. 30, in Albany federal court. According to prosecutors, Thomas coerced numerous vulnerable children and young women, some as young as 16, to engage in sex work for his financial benefit between 2018 and 2020. His crimes spanned New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. In March 2023, following a 5-day trial, jurors convicted Thomas of 16 counts, including s…
Boston Man Paid For Girl's Birthday Party After Family Member Made Porn Of Her: Feds Boston Man Paid For Girl's Birthday Party After Family Member Made Porn Of Her: Feds
Boston Man Paid For Girl's Birthday Party After Family Member Made Porn Of Her: Feds A 39-year-old Boston man has admitted to a laundry list of disturbing allegations featuring children as young as 9 and 14 years old, federal authorities said. The most heinous of which is he told a teenager that he would help pay for a little girl's birthday party if they produced pornographic material featuring the child.  Robinson Alberto Baez-Nova, of Jamaica Plain, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of children, one count of distribution of child pornography, and two counts of possession of child pornography, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Federal age…
Sudbury Man Caught Actively Downloading Child Porn Enters Plea: Feds Sudbury Man Caught Actively Downloading Child Porn Enters Plea: Feds
Sudbury Man Caught Actively Downloading Child Porn Enters Plea: Feds A 50-year-old man admitted to receiving and possessing child pornography after being caught red-handed, federal authorities said. Tyson Tu, of Sudbury, pleaded guilty to one count of receiving child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography on Wednesday, May 17, according to the US Attorney for Massachusetts. Tu was arrested on October 15, 2021, after a search of his residence in April of the same year found multiple electronic devices that contained child pornography. One of the devices was actively downloading and sharing child pornographic files when it was seized. T…
Barnstable Man Pleads Guilty To Sexually Exploiting Two Girls Under 5: Feds Barnstable Man Pleads Guilty To Sexually Exploiting Two Girls Under 5: Feds
Barnstable Man Pleads Guilty To Sexually Exploiting Two Girls Under 5: Feds A Barnstable man admitted to sexually exploiting two children younger than 5 years old, federal authorities said.  Atticus Bernard, 22, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation and one charge of child pornography in federal court, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He faces a minimum of 15 years in prison for each exploitation charge and up to 20 years for the child porn count.  Police allege he engaged in sexual contact with the children on separate occasions in November 2019 and October 2020 and had photos of it on his cell phone, federal authorities said. P…
Salisbury Woman Who Sexually Exploited Friend's Baby Gets 17 Years: Feds Salisbury Woman Who Sexually Exploited Friend's Baby Gets 17 Years: Feds
Salisbury Woman Who Sexually Exploited Friend's Baby Gets 17 Years: Feds A 26-year-old Salisbury woman who admitted to sexually exploiting a baby she was taking care of and sharing the photos online will spend the next 17 years in prison, authorities said.  Desiree Daigle was arrested by the FBI in 2018 after agents found she shared naked photos of the young girl in a chatroom, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Agents later learned she took the child to a hotel for the sexual gratification of a man, the prosecutor said. She pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation in June.  The infant's parents asked the judge for the harshest sentence possible…
NJ Man Sentenced For Trying To Buy Sexual Photos From MA 12-Year-Old Girl: Police NJ Man Sentenced For Trying To Buy Sexual Photos From MA 12-Year-Old Girl: Police
NJ Man Sentenced For Trying To Buy Sexual Photos From MA 12-Year-Old Girl: Police A 25-year-old New Jersey man was sentenced to time behind bars for trying to purchase sexual images from a 12-year-old Massachusetts girl, authorities said. Nicholas D. Coffin, of West Deptford, NJ, was sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison and must serve five years before he's eligible for parole, Swansea Police Chief Marc Haslam said.  Coffin is also under a no-contact order, subject parole supervision for life, Megan’s Law restriction, must pay restitution to victims, and is subject to fines. He was convicted in Gloucester County Superior Court of Endangering-…
Undercover Boston Officers Pose As Prostitutes To Bust 13 Men: Police Undercover Boston Officers Pose As Prostitutes To Bust 13 Men: Police
Undercover Boston Officers Pose As Prostitutes To Bust 13 Men: Police Police in Boston went undercover recently as part of an operation to push back against illegal sex work in the area, authorities said. They busted 13 would-be Johns during the sting.  Massachusetts State Police and Boston police officers dressed as prostitutes and posted up in the "Mass and Cass" area of Roxbury overnight on Tuesday, Aug. 2, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. The sting was part of an operation to fight sexual exploitation and human trafficking.  Men — ranging in age from 25 to 64 — offered money or drugs in exchange for sex from the officers, and …
Man Used Snapchat to 'Blackmail' Massachusetts Teen To Perform Sex Acts With Dog: Feds Man Used Snapchat to 'Blackmail' Massachusetts Teen To Perform Sex Acts With Dog: Feds
Man Used Snapchat to 'Blackmail' Massachusetts Teen To Perform Sex Acts With Dog: Feds Federal authorities arrested a 33-year-old Chicago man after he bullied a 16-year-old Massachusetts girl into sending him nude selfies and videos and to perform a sex act with her dog, prosecutors said.  Ernesto Herrera was arrested and charged with coercion and enticement of a minor, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday, July 26. Authorities also charged Herrera with sexual exploitation of children in June 2021 in an unrelated case, authorities said.  Herrara reportedly first contacted the girl on the social media app Snapchat in June 2020, prosecutors said. He said he …