Zaire Aquil Lodge, Child Exploitation, Massachusetts 2021

A Brockton man has been arrested and charged with child exploitation offenses, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston.

Zaire Aquil Lodge, 45, was indicted on three counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of receipt of child pornography.

The indictment alleges that Lodge employed, used, persuaded, induced and coerced three minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in 2021.

Lodge was arrested on January 23, 2023, and appeared in federal court in Boston for a detention hearing before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Judith G. Dein.

The charges of sexual exploitation of children provide for a sentence of at least 15 years and up to 30 years in prison, at least five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.

The charge of receipt of child pornography provides for a sentence of at least five years and up to 20 years in prison, at least five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.

Zaire Aquil Lodge remains in federal custody until further notice. The public can contact the U.S. Attorney’s Office at 617-748-3274 with questions or concerns about the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.

The details contained in the indictment are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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