Ryan Decarolis, Child Exploitation, Massachusetts 2020

A Fitchburg man was sentenced to 38 years in prison for child exploitation offenses in federal court in Worcester.

Ryan Decarolis, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 38 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release. The government recommended a sentence of 85 years in prison.

In September 2020, Decarolis pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, two counts of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

Decarolis has been in custody since his arrest on Aug. 2, 2019. He admitted that he used a social media account to communicate with an individual who was subsequently charged with production and distribution of child pornography.

With the consent of that individual, an undercover federal agent assumed control of that individual’s account and began communicating in an undercover capacity with Decarolis.

In January 2019, Decarolis distributed child pornography to the undercover officer, and in April 2019, Decarolis provided the undercover officer with access to his Dropbox account, which contained hundreds of images and videos depicting child pornography.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/fitchburg-man-sentenced-38-years-prison-child-exploitation-offenses