Registered Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography

BOSTON – A Boston man, who is a Level 3 sex offender, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Bryan Horgan, 59, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography before U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani who scheduled sentencing for Sept. 18, 2025. Horgan was indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2025 after being charged by complaint and arrested on April 26, 2024. He has remained in custody since that time.

Horgan was identified as the owner of a Microsoft account uploading CSAM. During a search of Horgan’s residence, law enforcement identified an  electronic device that was found to contain several video files of CSAM depicting children as young as infants. Another device contained filenames with words and phrases indicative of CSAM.

Horgan was previously convicted in Suffolk Superior Court of rape of a child, assault to rape a child, indecent assault and battery on a child, disseminating obscene material to a minor, and possession of child pornography.  

Due to Horgan’s prior convictions, the charge of possession of child pornography provides for a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and up to 20 years in prison, at least 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 and Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the Boston Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica L. Soto of the Major Crimes Unit 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.