United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy | U.S. Department of Justice
A man from Lunenburg, Massachusetts, has been arrested and charged with possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Michael Myers, aged 37, was taken into custody on December 17, 2024. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David H. Hennessy and agreed to remain in detention while awaiting trial.
The charges against Myers arose after law enforcement executed a search warrant at his residence. Authorities reportedly discovered several videos and images of CSAM on his cell phone. In 2015, Myers was convicted for possessing child pornography and received a two-year probation sentence by state authorities. He is classified as a Level One Sex Offender.
Possession of child sexual abuse material with a prior conviction carries a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years in prison, with the possibility of up to twenty years. The penalty also includes three years of supervised release and fines reaching $250,000. Sentencing will be determined by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
The announcement came from United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy; Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England; and Lunenburg Police Interim Chief Jeffrey M. Thibodeau. Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Bennett from the Worcester Branch Office is handling the prosecution.
This case falls under Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse nationwide. The project coordinates resources across federal, state, and local levels to apprehend offenders and assist victims.
It is important to note that the details mentioned in the charging documents are allegations at this stage; Myers is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt in court.
