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Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Yahoo
Former Chief of Staff to Lawrence Mayor sentenced to prison for child pornography charges
BOSTON (WWLP) – A man who formerly served as the Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Lawrence has been sentenced to prison for the possession and transportation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Pittsfield man sentenced to prison for multiple counts of sexual assault of a child Jhovanny Martes-Rosario, 50, was sentenced on Monday in federal court following an investigation that began in 2023. The charging documents stated that law enforcement had identified Martes-Rosario as the likely user of Apple and Yahoo email accounts that contained child pornography. In February 2023, officers executed a search at Martes-Rosario's home, where they found an iPad containing child pornography files. Martes-Rosario told law enforcement that he was the owner of the email accounts, and that he used the iPad to search for and download CSAM. He said he would email the pornographic files from his iPad to his email addresses for storage. Charging documents further stated that Martes-Rosario admitted he had been searching for and saving child pornography for years. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in April 2023. In December 2024, Martes-Rosario pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. He was sentenced on Monday to 43 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. 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 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Boston Globe
01-04-2025
- Boston Globe
Former chief of staff to Lawrence mayor gets more than 3 years for child pornography
Martes-Rosario acknowledged that he owned the email addresses and explained that he had downloaded the material to his personal iPad before emailing it to himself for storage, the statement further admitted to having downloaded and stored child pornography 'for years,' according to the statement. Advertisement He was immediately arrested and fired from his job, state police and the mayor's office confirmed. Martes-Rosario was indicted by a federal grand jury in April 2023. He pleaded guilty in December 2024 to one count each of transportation and possession of child pornography, according to the statement. Rita Chandler can be reached at
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Former chief of staff to Lawrence mayor gets time in prison for child porn, feds say
The former chief of staff for the mayor of Lawrence has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges in December, the U.S. Attorney said Monday. Jhovanny Martes-Rosario, 50, was sentenced Monday in federal court in Boston to 43 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said in a statement. U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV handed down his sentence. Martes-Rosario pleaded guilty in December to one count of transportation of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, Foley said. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in April 2023, following his arrest in February of that year. He was also fired from his city position following his arrest. In February 2023, investigators executing a search at Martes-Rosario's home seized an iPad device that contained child pornography files, prosecutors said. Police obtained the search warrant after the State Police Cyber Crime Unit received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about images of child pornography uploaded from an IP address associated with Martes-Rosario. Investigators identified Martes-Rosario as the likely user of Yahoo and Apple accounts containing child pornography, prosecutors said. Martes-Rosario later admitted that he owned the email addresses and that he searched for and downloaded child pornography to his personal iPad and later sent it to his email address for storage, prosecutors. He also admitted he had been searching for and storing child pornography 'for years,' prosecutors said. Martes-Rosario, a father of three, previously worked as a science teacher for Lawrence Public Schools, as a legislative aide at the State House, and also volunteered with AmeriCorps, according to biographical information provided on a political flier earlier posted on Facebook when Martes-Rosario previously ran for a City Council seat. 'JHOVANNY MARTES is running for City Council District E because as a Senior Legislative Aide at the State House, and a former teacher at the Lawrence Public Schools, he firmly believes he is ready to represent the district with devotion and commitment,' the Facebook post read. This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
