Lynn Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offense

BOSTON – A Lynn man was sentenced on Jan. 5, 2023 in federal court in Boston for accessing with intent to view child pornography.

Thomas LeBlanc, 36, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release. Earlier in the hearing, LeBlanc pleaded guilty to one count of access with intent to view of child pornography

 In 2017, LeBlanc was sentenced to five years in prison for a federal conviction of receipt and possession of child pornography. Upon his release from federal prison, LeBlanc was subject to cell phone monitoring as part of his supervised release conditions. Monitoring equipment revealed that LeBlanc used the cell phone to access child pornography and was subsequently sentenced in 2020 to an additional two years in prison. In May 2022, LeBlanc was released from federal prison and again subject to monitoring of his cell phone activity. Again, United States Probation again became aware that LeBlanc used his cell phone to access child pornography. 

United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins; Matthew B. Millhollin, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England; Lynn Police Chief Christopher P. Reddy; and Bryan Kyes, U.S. Marshal for the District of Massachusetts made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney David G. Tobin of Rollins’ Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.

The case is brought as part of Project Safe Childhood. In 2006, the Department of Justice created Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from exploitation and abuse. 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 www.projectsafechildhood.gov/.