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Former Boy Scout Leader Sentenced for Child Sexual Exploitation
A Whitinsville lawyer and Boy Scout leader has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for child sexual exploitation. Andrew Jonathan Myers, 34, was sentenced on September 9, 2013, in U.S. District Court in Worcester.
Myers pleaded guilty on June 12, 2013, to four counts of using the Internet to entice, persuade, or induce a minor to engage in unlawful sexual conduct and possessing child pornography. He faced a possible sentence of between 15 and 21 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release.
Between July 13 and July 23, 2012, Myers communicated with a 12-year-old Colorado boy over the Internet, first via email, and then through the web video service, Skype. During the course of the communications, Myers told the boy that he was attractive, directed him to websites where child pornography could be found, and offered to “find” him “a place to sleep” if he came to Massachusetts.
On May 7, May 9, and June 28, 2012, Myers sent sexually explicit emails to three minors in which he proposed to perform oral sex on them. Myers had served as a substitute school teacher for two of the minors and had been the Troop leader for the third minor’s scout troop.
A computer and an external hard drive seized from Myers’ residence at the time of his arrest contained over 600 videos depicting child pornography, including an electronic video recording of a Skype video chat between Myers and a 13-year-old South Carolina resident.
Myers’ sentencing was the result of a joint investigation that was initiated by the Larimer County, CO, Sheriff’s Office, who discovered Myers’ alleged conduct and provided the information that led to both Myers’ identification and these federal charges.
Defendant: Andrew Jonathan Myers
Criminal Charges: Four counts of using the Internet to entice, persuade, or induce a minor to engage in unlawful sexual conduct and possessing child pornography
City and State: Whitinsville, Massachusetts
Exact Date: September 9, 2013
Sentence: 18 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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