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Framingham Man Guilty of Sexually Exploiting 150 Boys
BOSTON – Curtis Simoneau, 24, of Framingham, has pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting approximately 150 boys by posing as a teenage girl on the internet and convincing them to send nude photos and videos of themselves to him.
Simoneau, posing online as “Lauren James,” told the victims that he was a 14-year-old girl living in Maine and offered to exchange nude images and videos with them, which they did on multiple occasions. The victims believed they were in an online relationship with “Lauren.”
Law enforcement was able to identify Simoneau as the individual who was posing as “Lauren James” and confirmed that he had previously been convicted in a Massachusetts state court of possession of child pornography and placed on probation.
During the execution of a federal search warrant of Simoneau’s home on Aug. 4, 2016, 1,128 videos of child pornography and 712 photos of child pornography were discovered on Simoneau’s digital devices. All of the child pornography in Simoneau’s collection had been sent to him by boys who believed they were sending nude and sexually suggestive material of themselves to a teenage girl.
Simoneau pleaded guilty to two counts of coercion and enticement of a minor and one count of possession of child pornography. U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin scheduled sentencing for Oct. 2, 2017.
The investigation was a joint effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Police, and Framingham Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney David G. Tobin of the Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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