Amherst Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses
BOSTON – In a shocking turn of events, an Amherst man was sentenced to five years in prison for distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Bradley Driscoll, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni on February 29, 2025, to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Driscoll was also ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution to the victims.
Driscoll pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography in February 2025. In October 2023, Driscoll was indicted by a federal grand jury. The charges stem from an investigation that revealed Driscoll knowingly distributed and possessed CSAM on or about August 29, 2022.
According to court documents, Driscoll engaged in a Kik chat conversation with an undercover agent, where he expressed an interest in obtaining CSAM materials. Driscoll also distributed a link to the undercover agent which contained approximately 345 CSAM files depicting minor children, some as young as one year old, being sexually penetrated by adult males.
In September 2023, Driscoll confirmed that he was the owner of the Kik username and that he located the link containing CSAM files through other Kik messenger chat groups. He acknowledged asking the undercover agent to send him CSAM and acknowledged that the link he shared contained sexual materials involving young children.
The 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. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.
Defendant: Bradley Driscoll
Criminal Charges: Distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography
City and State: Amherst, Massachusetts
Exact Date: August 29, 2022
Sentence or Outcome: Five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release and $25,000 in restitution
Dollar Amounts: $25,000
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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