Western Mass. man pleads guilty to possession of child sex abuse materials

A Western Massachusetts man pleaded guilty Thursday to possessing child sex abuse materials.

Benjamin Shacar, a Pittsfield resident, pleaded guilty to 10 counts of receipt of CSAM and one count of possession of CSAM, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office .

Shacar, 39, received CSAM between August 2020 and March 2021, according to prosecutors. When his home was searched in March 2021, police found a thumb drive containing multiple files depicting children engaged in sexual acts.

During an interview with law enforcement agents, Shacar admitted to downloading CSAM from the internet, prosecutors said.

Shacar is set to be sentenced June 22. The charges of receipt of CSAM each carry a sentence of five to 20 years in prison, while possession of CSAM carries up to 10 years in prison.

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