Massachusetts State Police Arrest 56 in Three-Day Operation Targeting Child Sexual Abuse Material

Massachusetts State Police announced the arrests of 56 individuals across 38 communities following a three-day enforcement effort known as Operation Firewall.

The coordinated operation focused on child sexual abuse material and related offenses and concluded late last week.

According to a State Police press release, troopers executed 34 residential search warrants and seized 229 electronic devices.

The individuals taken into custody range in age from 18 to 75.

More than 50 suspects have been arrested in Massachusetts as part of Operation Firewall, a State Police investigation targeting the production and sharing of child sex abuse material and child enticement, the agency said.
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Each now faces charges connected to alleged offenses that include possession of child pornography, child enticement, assault and battery of a child, rape of a child, and failure to register with the Sex Offender Registry Board.

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In the statement announcing the operation’s results, Governor Maura Healey said, “The Massachusetts State Police are working hard every day to keep our communities safe, especially our children. Thank you to Colonel Noble, all of the troopers involved and our partners for their hard work to take these predators off the street.”

Operation Firewall included participation from multiple State Police units.

Those involved included the Cyber Crime Unit, the High Risk Victims Unit, detective units assigned to district attorney offices, the Special Tactical Operations Team, and the Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section.

Local police departments assisted in executing search warrants and helping take suspects into custody.

Investigations of this type often originate from cyber tips submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

When electronic service providers detect suspicious activity involving potential child exploitation, the center forwards reports to law enforcement agencies.

According to State Police, these reports have increased sharply in recent years, rising 270 percent since 2020. During one week cited in the press release, the Cyber Crime Unit received 1,074 such tips for review.

Colonel Geoffrey Noble urged parents and guardians to be proactive in monitoring online activity.

“Every parent in Massachusetts needs to know what’s on their children’s devices,” he said.

“They need to monitor who they’re speaking to online, and they need to set clear expectations that it’s never okay to create or share explicit material of yourself or another person.”

State Police encouraged anyone with information about potential child exploitation to contact local authorities or call 911.

Officials said additional investigative work related to Operation Firewall is ongoing and that further charges may be filed as digital evidence is processed.