Christopher Rondeau, Child Pornography, Massachusetts 2023

A former Auburn man has pleaded guilty to a child pornography charge in federal court in Worcester.

Christopher Rondeau, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography on March 8, 2023, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Rondeau was arrested and charged by criminal complaint in November 2020 and subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury in December 2020.

During a search of Rondeau's residence in November 2020, a cell phone was found containing images and videos of child pornography.

Rondeau was previously convicted of receipt of child pornography in 2016 and sentenced to 68 months in prison and seven years of supervised release.

He was released from federal custody in August 2019 and was on supervised release at the time of his November arrest.

Rondeau faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and up to 20 years in prison, a minimum of five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000 due to his prior conviction.

The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/convicted-felon-pleads-guilty-child-pornography-charge