Source: Office of United States Attorneys
BOSTON – A Lunenburg, Mass man has been arrested and charged in connection with possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Michael Myers, 37, has been charged with possession of child sexual abuse material. Myers was arrested on Dec. 17, 2024 and is in state custody on related offenses. Myers made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge David H. Hennessy this morning and consented to detention pending trial.
According to the charging document, law enforcement obtained a search warrant for Myer’s residence and found his cell phone to contain several videos and images of CSAM. In 2015, Myers was convicted of possession of child pornography and sentenced to serve two years of probation by state authorities. He is a Level One Sex Offender.
The charge of possession of child sexual abuse material with a prior conviction provides for a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years, up to 20 years in prison, three 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.
United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy; Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England; and Lunenburg Police Interim Police Chief Jeffrey M. Thibodeau made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Bennett of the Worcester Branch Office is prosecuting the case.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.
The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.