Joshua Roe Sentenced

A West Wareham man has been sentenced to five years in prison for receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Joshua Roe, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography in January 2025.

Roe was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Brian E. Murphy to five years in prison and five years of supervised release. He has remained in federal custody since his arrest in September 2024.

The case against Roe began on September 6, 2024, when law enforcement conducted a search of his home in West Wareham. During the search, approximately 11 electronic devices belonging to Roe were recovered. A forensic examination was conducted on at least one device, which revealed images and videos depicting CSAM.

Further forensic examinations of the seized devices were conducted at a later date, and CSAM was found on seven of those devices, including deleted CSAM files. The discovery of this material led to Roe’s arrest and subsequent guilty plea.

The case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s 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.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley, Michael Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations, and Chief Walter Correia of the Wareham Police Department announced the sentencing. Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanne Sullivan Jacobus of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov/.

The sentencing of Joshua Roe serves as a reminder of the importance of Project Safe Childhood and the need for continued efforts to protect children from exploitation and abuse. The initiative has been successful in locating, apprehending, and prosecuting individuals who exploit children, and it will continue to be a vital tool in the fight against child abuse.

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