BOSTON — Beau Christopher Benson, a Dorchester man, was sentenced to five years in prison for receiving child sexual abuse material, Boston authorities reported yesterday.
Benson, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Myong J. Joun to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. In March 2024, Benson pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography.
Benson was charged by criminal complaint in November 2023. Law enforcement was notified in April 2023 that Benson participated in Zoom video chat rooms used to share and view child sexual abuse material.
Benson recorded his participation in the chat rooms and saved the recordings – which featured videos of child sexual abuse material and conversations between Benson and others about the child sexual abuse material – to his social media account. Approximately 15 video files depicting child sexual abuse material were found saved in his Dropbox.
Additionally, Benson was identified as an online user who had uploaded two files containing child sexual abuse material to a Dropbox account. The files depicted children who appear to be approximately two to four years old.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Jodi Cohen, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division, announced the sentence. Assistant U.S. Attorney David G. Tobin of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the federal government. Benson’s sentencing brings the total number of defendants convicted under this initiative to [number].
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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