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Boston Globe
07-05-2025
- Boston Globe
5 Mass. men arrested on child sex abuse, pornography charges as part of nationwide sweep, DOJ says
'Protecting children from exploitation is among the most sacred responsibilities we have in law enforcement,' Leah Foley, the US attorney for Massachusetts, said in a statement Wednesday. 'Each case serves as a difficult reminder that child predators are embedded in our communities.' Advertisement The men from Massachusetts were identified as Jacob Henriques, 29, of Boston, Justin Ouimette, 34, of Holyoke, Warren Messeck, 75, of Agawam, Brandon Bendall, 49, of Wareham, and Cess Frazier, 32, of Boston, officials said. 'There are few situations more urgent than when a child is physically at risk, and as 'Operation Restore Justice' has shown, child predators come in many different forms,' said James Crowley, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Boston Division. Henriques, a former assistant admissions administrator at Emmanuel College, is accused of offering to pay a 17-year-old prospective student 'for some fun' and similarly propositioning a 13-year-old. He was arrested Friday on charges of attempted sex trafficking of a minor for his alleged communications with the 17-year-old, according to court records. A spokesperson for the college Advertisement Ouimette, a Level 1 sex offender, is charged with allegedly possessing child sex abuse material, including more than 400 electronic files depicting children as young as three years old, according to the justice department. Ouimette was previously convicted of a state charge of possessing child pornography in October 2022. The materials he is now charged with having were discovered in July 2024 and he was issued a probation violation with one year incarceration, which he is currently serving, the justice department said. He is due to make an initial appearance in federal court in Springfield at a later date, the justice department said. Messeck is facing one charge of possession of child pornography and appeared in federal court in Springfield on May 2, according to the justice department and court records. He was allegedly identified in 2021 as a user of an internet-based peer-to-peer network downloading child sex abuse material, the justice department said. Investigators searched his home and allegedly recovered more than 10,000 electronic files from six devices that depicted child sex abuse, federal prosecutors said. Bendall is facing a charge of possessing child pornography after he was allegedly identified as a member of an online chat group where members viewed and shared child sex abuse materials, prosecutor said. Investigators allegedly recovered about 9,4000 images and videos depicting child sex abuse were recovered during a search of his home and cell phone, federal prosecutors said. Frazier is also charged with receiving child sex abuse materials after investigators allegedly recovered about 100 media files from his cell phone, according to the justice department. Advertisement Attorneys for Henriques, Messeck, Bendall, and Frazier did not immediately return messages seeking comment Wednesday. Court records and attorney information for Ouimette were not immediately available. Nick Stoico can be reached at
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Yahoo
Agawam man charged with possession of child pornography
AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) – An Agawam man was charged with possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in Springfield on Friday. Suspected drug dealer arrested in area of Cabot Street in Holyoke Charging documents stated that 75-year-old Warren Messeck of Agawam was identified as an online peer-to-peer network user for downloading CSAM in 2021. Law enforcement searched Messeck's home and found over 40 electronic devices, including numerous hard drives. Forensic examiners reportedly found over 10,000 CSAM files on six of Messeck's devices. He was charged by criminal complaint with one count of possession of child pornography. This charge provides for a sentence of at least ten years and up to twenty years in prison. Messeck also faces a minimum of five years and up to life of supervised release, as well as paying a fine of up to $250,000. 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.
