BOSTON — A Turner Falls man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield on child pornography charges. Brian Cooper, 64, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 15 years in prison and five years of supervised release.
Cooper pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of child pornography, six counts of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. The crimes took place between April 2018 and October 2019, during which time Cooper distributed, received and possessed child pornography files depicting children engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
He distributed and received the child pornography files from online associates via Instagram. A search of Cooper’s residence in October 2019 revealed thousands of child pornography files stored on a tablet and multiple thumb drives. At the time of the search, Cooper was arrested on state court charges and has been detained since.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Catherine G. Curley of U.S. Attorney Rachael S. Rollins’ Springfield Branch Office 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. 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.
Cooper’s sentence is a result of his guilty plea to the charges. He will serve 15 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release. This case serves as a reminder of the importance of holding individuals accountable for such heinous crimes.
The investigation was led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Massachusetts, in collaboration with the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, the Massachusetts State Police, and Homeland Security Investigations.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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