Crime
Southern Massachusetts level 3 sex offender out on bail facing more disturbing charges
BOSTON – A Massachusetts man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Boston on child pornography offenses.
According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 35-year-old Jonathan Fleischmann of Harwich was indicted today on one count of possession of child pornography. Fleischmann was previously arrested and charged on May 16, 2023 and remains in federal custody.
According to the charging documents, Fleischmann’s co-workers reported to law enforcement that, between March 17 and March 18, 2023, Fleischmann’s cellphone was allegedly observed downloading suspected child pornography media files while his phone was left open and charging on a counter at their workplace. During a subsequent search of Fleischmann’s cellphone allegedly identified approximately 255 image files and 55 video files that contained suspected child pornography.
Fleischmann is currently facing separate state charges in Barnstable Superior Court for allegedly invading a Yarmouth home and forcibly taking a 16-year-old female at gunpoint into her house as she arrived home from school in 2020. That investigation allegedly revealed that Fleishmann had accessed a dark web hidden service on his cellphone dedicated to the trafficking of child pornography. The case remains pending.
Fleishmann is a Level 3 sex offender due to prior convictions in Barnstable District Court of Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14 in 2006 and Open and Gross Lewdness in 2017.
The charge of possession of child pornography provides for a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and up to 20 years in prison, at least five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.
Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Michael J. Krol, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Luke A. Goldworm of Levy’s Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.
Fed Up
June 8, 2023 at 1:23 pm
This is absolutely ASTOUNDING that some let this guy out. Absolutely insane. Whoever granted this disgusting monster bail needs to be fired post haste. This is honestly mindblowing someone let this guy out on bail. How the f*ck does this happen? Who thought this guy was a good candidate for parole?
WillyWonka
June 8, 2023 at 3:18 pm
Great job courts. LE works hard to build cases to serve justice and the animal just gets released back to the wild to scour more prey.
Federal
June 9, 2023 at 8:00 am
Judges in Massachusetts generally give probation for these tYou of cases. Very unfair but very true. Look at Paul Teves, the ex Durfee teacher who tried to buy an 8 year old girl and had tons of CP – probation. Danny Fontes terrified children for years as well.
We need stiffer sentences
rwag
June 10, 2023 at 7:26 pm
When they did the bond reform act some years back, I am more than sure they put in that if someone is a repeat offender of the same crime, he can be held without bail. When he tried to do a home invasion on a 16-year-old and they found access to the dark web site for child porn on his phone. I am thinking that should mean, no bond since he was convicted of child porn type charges before. HMMMM.