Registered Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Pornography Charge

BOSTON - A Lunenburg man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Michael Myers, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman scheduled sentencing for June 16, 2026. Myers was arrested and charged by criminal complaint in December 2024 and has remained in federal custody since that time.

In 2015, Myers was convicted of possession of CSAM, for which he was sentenced to two years' probation by state authorities. He is a Level One Sex Offender.

In August 2023, Myers was identified as the owner of a Kik Messenger account transmitting CSAM files. One of the files depicted a male victim, approximately as young at eight years old, being raped by an adult male. Separately, in April 2024, Myers was identified as the owner of a Reddit account transmitting CSAM files depicting the abuse of a minor male victim. Search warrants obtained for both the Kik and Reddit accounts revealed several chats further demonstrating Myers' criminal sexual interest in young boys.

During a search of his Lunenburg residence in December 2024, an anonymous private messenger application was found on Myers' cell phone and showed that several videos and pictures depicting CSAM were sent and received.

Due to Myers' prior conviction, the charging statute provides for a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and up to 20 years in prison, a minimum of five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England; and Lunenburg Police Interim Police Chief Jeffrey M. Thibodeau made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Danial Bennett of the Worcester Branch Office is prosecuting the case.

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. 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. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.