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Paul Newton-Irelan Accused Of Driving Minor For Sex: Feds
A 50-year-old Berkshire County man is accused of driving a minor to have sex, authorities said. Paul Newton-Irelan is charged with transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Newton-Irelan allegedly drove the minor to New York and Massachusetts on Nov. 26, 2023, as part of a scheme for sex, authorities said. He told police he thought the girl was 18, but she was 11 years old, reports said. According to federal sentencing guidelines, he faces a minimum of 10 years in prison if convicted followed …
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3-Year-Old Forced Into Sex Acts By Western Mass Man To Make Child Porn: Feds
A 42-year-old Massachusetts man is facing federal charges after forcing a 3-year-old child into sex acts, which he used to produce child pornography, federal authorities said. Bairon Ubeda, of Springfield, was indicted on one count of sexual exploitation of a child, one count of receiving child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins said. Ubeda "employed, used, persuaded, induced and coerced" the victim to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography from December 2018 through Februar…
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Western Mass Man Indicted For Sex Trafficking Minor
A man from Western Massachusetts is accused of prostituting a minor. Hampden County resident Carlos Casillas, age 48, of Springfield, was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of sex trafficking a minor, according to the US Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts. Investigators said Casillas caused a child under the age of 18 to engage in a commerical sex act in West Springfield in September 2021. He was arrested the following February on charges of aggravated rape of a child and enticing a child, according to prosecutors. If convicted of sex trafficking a minor, Casillas would face …
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Dalton 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…