Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
A Brookline resident, Scott Cunha, 26, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a minor. The sentencing took place in Boston federal court before U.S. District Court Judge Myong J. Joun. After his release from prison, Cunha will be subject to five years of supervised release.
Cunha pleaded guilty in October 2025 to one count of sexual exploitation of children. He was initially arrested and charged in January 2025.
According to the case details, starting at least as early as 2022, Cunha used Snapchat to communicate with several minors aged between 13 and 16 across the United States. He encouraged these minors to create and send him nude images and videos through the platform. In some instances, he offered or provided money or gifts in exchange for the material. Authorities also reported that Cunha attempted to persuade some victims to meet him for sex acts by offering payment and did meet with at least one minor victim.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley stated alongside Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigations: "United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of Federal Bureau of Investigations made the announcement." Assistant U.S. Attorneys Torey B. Cummings and Elizabeth Riley from the Human Trafficking & Civil Rights Unit prosecuted the case.
