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Western Mass Man Sentenced For Sexual Exploitation Of Children Western Mass Man Sentenced For Sexual Exploitation Of Children
Western Mass Man Sentenced For Sexual Exploitation Of Children A 65-year-old Western Massachusetts man was sentenced after pleading guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of children. Berkshire County resident James LaFrance, of Dalton, was sentenced on Friday, Nov. 19, to 16 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. LaFrance pleaded guilty to the charges on July 9. LaFrance encouraged a 16-year-old Massachusetts girl he had met online to engage in sexually explicit conduct during video calls on two separate occasions in 2018 and 2019, the US …

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Western Mass Man Indicted For Sexual Exploitation Of Children Western Mass Man Indicted For Sexual Exploitation Of Children
Western Mass Man Indicted For Sexual Exploitation Of Children A registered sex offender from Western Massachusetts is facing new charges for allegedly sexually exploiting children, federal authorities announced. Brian Hohman, age 57, of Sandisfield in Berkshire County was indicted this week on multiple counts of child sexual exploitation offenses, according to acting US Attorney Nathaniel Mendell and Matthew B. Millhollin, the Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston. Specifically, Hohman was charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of commission of a felony offense involving a minor when …

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Western Mass Man Admits To Child Sexual Exploitation Charges Western Mass Man Admits To Child Sexual Exploitation Charges
Western Mass Man Admits To Child Sexual Exploitation Charges A Western Massachusetts man pleaded guilty in federal court to child sexual exploitation offenses involving a 16-year-old girl. Berkshires resident James LaFrance, age 65, of Dalton, pleaded guilty on Monday, July 12, to four counts of sexual exploitation of children, said Acting United States Attorney  for the District of Massachusetts Nathaniel R. Mendell. LaFrance admitted that on two separate occasions in 2018 and 2019, he encouraged a 16-year-old girl from Massachusetts, whom he had befriended on the internet, to engage in sexually explicit conduct during video chat sessions…

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