Mass. man flew from Iceland to Logan Airport carrying child sex abuse material, feds say
An Ashland man was charged in connection with carrying child sexual abuse material on his phone on a flight from Iceland to Logan International Airport, United States Attorney Leah Foley's office said.
Brent Vreeland, 36, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with one count of transportation of child pornography, Foley's office said in a statement. He was ordered detained pending a hearing scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
Vreeland was flagged for a secondary screening at Logan after he arrived from Reykjavik in October 2024, Foley's office said. During a review of his phone, images and videos showing child sexual abuse material were found on his Telegram messenger app.
A follow-up examination found about 30 files depicting child sexual abuse material in direct messages with unknown Telegram users, the statement read. He received and distributed three videos, which showed children between the ages of 4 and 10 years old, in October 2021.
One of Vreeland's exchanges showed him asking another to trade some of these files for 'the youngest [they have],' Foley's office said.
The charge of transportation of child pornography provides for a sentence of at least five years and up to 20 years in prison, at least five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.
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