Massachusetts State Police (MSP) arrested 56 people across 38 communities last week during Operation Firewall, a three-day crackdown on child sexual abuse material and related crimes.
Troopers executed 34 residential search warrants and seized 229 devices during the operation. The suspects range in age from 18 to 75, according to MSP’s press release.
The arrested individuals now face charges pertaining to alleged child pornography possession, child enticement, assault and battery of a child, rape of a child and failure to register with the Sex Offender Registry Board.
“The Massachusetts State Police are working hard every day to keep our communities safe, especially our children,” Democratic Gov. Maura Healey said in the press release. “Thank you to Colonel Noble, all of the troopers involved and our partners for their hard work to take these predators off the street.” (RELATED: 13-Year-Old From ‘Online Cult’ Arrested With Terrorism Manuals, Child Porn: Police)
More than 50 suspects have been arrested in Mass. as part of Operation Firewall, a State Police investigation targeting the production and sharing of child sex abuse material and child enticement. https://t.co/TneKipUkW1
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The operation involved multiple State Police units, including the Cyber Crime Unit, High Risk Victims Unit, detective units from district attorney offices, the Special Tactical Operations Team and the Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section. Local officers assisted with executing warrants and arrests.
State Police receive cyber tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children when electronic service providers detect suspicious online activity. Those reports have surged 270% since 2020. In one week alone, the center sent 1,074 tips to the Cyber Crime Unit for investigation, the MSP stated.
“Every parent in Massachusetts needs to know what’s on their children’s devices,” Col. Geoffrey Noble 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 urge anyone with information about child exploitation to call 911.