Michael Lamountain and Jalen Latimer, Sexually Exploiting Minor, Massachusetts 2022

Two Men Charged with Sexually Exploiting Minor in Massachusetts

BOSTON – Two men, Michael Lamountain, 41, of Oxford, Massachusetts, and Jalen Latimer, 25, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, have been charged with sexually exploiting a minor.

According to the criminal complaint, on or about July 7, 2022, Latimer traveled to Oxford where he and Lamountain created video recordings of themselves sexually exploiting a minor.

Michael Lamountain was previously arrested in August 2023 and subsequently charged in Worcester Superior Court with rape of a child; aggravated indecent assault and battery on a child; depicting minors in sexual conduct; human trafficking of a minor; possession of child pornography; distribution of child pornography; and intimidation of a witness.

Jalen Latimer was arrested in February 2024 and is facing charges in Worcester Superior Court of rape of a child, aggravated indecent assault and battery of a child, human trafficking of a minor, and depicting a minor in sexual conduct.

The charge of sexual exploitation of a minor provides for a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and up to 30 years in prison, up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000.

The defendants are currently in state custody and will appear in federal court in Worcester today at noon.

This 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 by the Department of Justice.

The details contained in the charging document are allegations. The defendants are presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in the court of law.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/two-men-charged-sexually-exploiting-minor