Massachusetts teen sentence to prison for producing, sharing, child sexual abuse material

BROCKTON – Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz announced today that a 19-year-old Pembroke man who produced and shared child sexual abuse material online has been sentenced to state prison.

In Brockton Superior Court, Matthew Quinn pleaded guilty to one count each of possession of visual material of a child depicted in sexual conduct, dissemination of visual material of a child in a state of nudity, indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, photographing or surveilling a partially nude or nude person, and posing or exhibiting a child in a state of nudity or sexual conduct. Judge Christopher Belezos imposed a sentence of four to five years in state prison, followed by five years of probation. The conditions include sex offender registration, no contact with the victim or children under 16, mental health and sex offender evaluations with treatment, GPS monitoring, random drug screens, and abstinence from marijuana. Prosecutors had recommended a term of 10 years and one day.

The case began on January 9, 2025, when the Massachusetts State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit received a CyberTip from X (formerly Twitter) via the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). The tip flagged newly created child sexual abuse material shared from an account linked to an IP address in Pembroke. Investigators confirmed the files violated Massachusetts law, obtained an arrest warrant, and took Quinn into custody the next day at his home on School Street. During questioning, Quinn admitted to taking photographs and video of a 10-year-old victim, including footage of himself committing a sexual act upon the child.

“Our office values our strong working relationship with the online experts assigned to the Massachusetts State Police Cyber Crime Unit,” Cruz said. “The swift way investigators moved forward on this case put a dangerous man in state prison, and most importantly, prevented further abuse of this victim, and potential others.”

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Vanessa Madge and investigated by the Massachusetts State Police Cyber Crime/ICAC Unit, NCMEC, and the Pembroke Police Department.