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Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
Amherst man sentenced for child abuse material offenses
BOSTON (WWLP) – A man from Amherst was sentenced in Springfield District Court for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Amherst student to face charges after fire in UMass dorm room The Department of Justice states that 27-year-old Bradley Driscoll of Amherst was knowingly distributing and possessing (CSAM) on or around August 29th, 2022. He would engage in a Kik chat conversation with an undercover agent where he expressed interest in obtaining CSAM materials. He also gave a link to the undercover agent that contained 345 CSAM files depicting minor children, with some as young as one year old. Driscoll admitted in September of 2023 that he was the owner of the Kik username and that he got the link containing the CSAM files through other Kik messenger chat groups. He stated that he asked the undercover agent to send him CSAM and also said that the link he shared contained sexual materials involving young children. Driscoll was sentenced to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution to the victims. Back in February, Driscoll pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in October 2023. This case was part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. This initiative was launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Yahoo
Amherst man who sent files of child pornography to undercover federal agent pleads guilty
AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – An Amherst man pleaded guilty to distributing and possessing child pornography after sending an undercover federal agent a link containing approximately 345 files depicting children. According to the Department of Justice, 26-year-old Bradley Driscoll was indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield in October 2023 on one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. South Deerfield woman arrested for assaulting federal agent During an investigation in August 2022, Driscoll engaged in a Kik online chat conversation with an undercover agent, where he expressed an interest in obtaining CSAM materials. He also distributed a link to the undercover agent which contained approximately 345 CSAM files depicting minor children. In September 2023, he acknowledged asking the undercover agent to send him sexual material related to child pornography and acknowledged that the Mega link he shared contained sexual materials involving young children. On Wednesday, Driscoll pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. He is scheduled to be sentenced on May 13th. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
