Massachusetts probation officer, Little League umpire arraigned on child pornography charges

A probation officer was arraigned Friday amid an ongoing investigation by Suffolk prosecutors and the Boston Police Department into the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse materials, Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins said.

Michael O’Reilly of West Roxbury is charged one count each of posing a child in a state of nudity and dissemination of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography. He is a probation officer assigned to Brookline District Court and serves as an umpire and umpire coordinator for Parkway Little League in West Roxbury.

O’Reilly appeared in the West Roxbury Division of Boston Municipal Court today after posting $5,000 and being released from a Boston Police station last night. At ADA Holding’s request, Judge Kathleen Coffey ordered that O’Reilly stay away from and have no contact with any child under 18 and have GPS monitoring.

Earlier this month, the Boston Police Department received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alleging that an individual, later identified as O’Reilly, had shared sexual abuse material on a messenger app, prompting an investigation led by detectives assigned to the Boston Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit and Human Trafficking Unit and assisted by members of Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force and members of this office’s Human Trafficking and Exploitation Unit. Police executed a search warrant at his home last week and located items belonging to him that contained child sexual abuse material.

“I’m grateful to our local and federal law enforcement partners who acted quickly and collaboratively in response to these allegations, and to my team for their ongoing work on this case,” District Attorney Rollins said. “As parents, caretakers and adults of conscience, these allegations are disturbing and difficult to hear, let alone talk about. Perpetrators of these crimes rely on their victims’ silence. For that reason, it’s vital that we talk about child abuse and exploitation. We want victims to know they are not alone, and perpetrators need to know that we will hold them accountable. My office is available to provide services to abuse and exploitation survivors in Suffolk County to connect them with resources and support on their journey toward healing.”