Over 30 child sexual exploitation of children convictions reported by ‘Project Safe Childhood’ in Massachusetts in 2024

Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice program that aims to combat the sexual exploitation of children rooted in “technology-facilitated crimes”, has documented over 30 convictions of Massachusetts residents found guilty of exploitation of minors this year.

The program, which partners with local law enforcement as well as state and federal agencies, has increased the number of indictments against defendants for offenses involving the sexual exploitation of minors, including those who produce child pornography and those surrounding sex trafficking.

Just recently, a former Milford teacher was sentence to jail for possessing over 6,000 images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

It is the latest in a long list of convictions across Massachusetts as a result Project Safe Childhood and their partnerships:

• May 16, 2024 East Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Offenses
• May 15, 2024 Former Milford Second Grade Teacher Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography
• May 2, 2024 Registered Sex Offender From Sandisfield Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography and Unregistered Firearm
• May 2, 2024 Sex Offender Previously Convicted of Raping Two Children Sentenced to Decade in Prison for Possessing Thousands of Child Pornography Files
• April 30, 2024 Bourne Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses
• April 26, 2024 Oxford Man Charged With Sexually Exploiting Minor
• April 26, 2024 Registered Sex Offender Arrested and Charged With Possession of Child Pornography
• April 18, 2024 Provincetown Man Arrested for Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography
• April 12, 2024 Lowell Man Arrested for Child Pornography Offenses
• April 2, 2024 Rockland Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses
• April 1, 2024 Lynn Man Charged with Sex Trafficking Three Women
• March 28, 2024 Former School Bus Driver Sentenced to 9 Years for Cyberstalking a Child
• March 21, 2024 Dorchester Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
• March 20, 2024 Lynn Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses
• March 14, 2024 Recidivist Sex Offender Sentenced to More Than Two Decades in Federal Prison for the Sexual Exploitation of Minors
• March 6, 2024 Chicopee Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses
• March 6, 2024 Level-2 Sex Offender Pleads Guilty To Possessing Child Pornography
• February 28, 2024 Boston Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Charges
• February 23, 2024 Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses
• February 16, 2024 Two Men Charged with Sexually Exploiting Minor
• February 13, 2024 Massachusetts man sentenced to 15 years in prison for child pornography distribution
• February 9, 2024 U.S. Attorney Charges New Rochelle Man With Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor
• January 31, 2024 Massachusetts Resident Pleads Guilty to Traveling to Capital Region to Meet Minor for Sex
• January 29, 2024 Sex Offender Previously Convicted of Child Rape Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Offense
• January 26, 2024 Former Foxborough High School Teacher Who Collected Child Pornography Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
• January 24, 2024 Registered Sex Offender From Sandisfield Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography and Unregistered Firearm
• January 24, 2024 Level 3 Sex Offender Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Soliciting Minors on Social Media
• January 18, 2024 Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offenses
• January 18, 2024 American Airlines Flight Attendant Arrested for Filming Minors in Aircraft Lavatory
• January 12, 2024 Springfield Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking a Minor He Solicited Over Facebook
• January 11, 2024 Salem Resident Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses