Registered Sex Offender from Worcester Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offense

BOSTON - A Worcester man was sentenced to over a decade in prison on Feb. 4, 2026 in federal court in Boston for possessing hundreds of files depicting child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Andres DeJesus, 66, was sentenced by United States District Judge Richard G. Stearns to 12 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. In October 2025, DeJesus pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography.

On Aug. 8, 2025, DeJesus arrived at Logan Airport from the Dominican Republic. DeJesus had been refused entry into the Dominican Republic because of his status as a registered sex offender. Upon his return to Logan Airport, a search was conducted of his luggage, when several articles of children's clothing and a large amount of chocolate and other sweets were found. A Zip file on DeJesus' cell phone had three videos containing CSAM. A later forensic examination of the cell phone revealed at least 600 images of CSAM.

In 2010, in the Middlesex County Superior Court, DeJesus was found guilty of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, possession of child pornography and posing or exhibiting a child in a sexual act. DeJesus was sentenced to eight years to eight years and one day in state prison.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England; Jennifer De La O, Director of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Boston Field Office; and Chief Paul B. Saucier of the Worcester Police Department made the announcement today. Assistant United States Attorney David G. Tobin of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.