A judge has sentenced a Manchester man who is a registered sex offender to 25 years in prison for sending and receiving child sex abuse images through an online chat group he was the administrator of.Chad Lawlor, 48, was charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in October 2021. In November, he pleaded guilty to charges relating to four children whose ages range from 8 to 13 years old.An online, undercover investigation revealed Lawlor as the person behind a chat group that prosecutors said was devoted to exchanging child sex abuse material.U.S. Attorney Jane Young said Lawlor is a registered sex offender since he was convicted of indecent assault and battery in 2005 in Massachusetts. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<“I would categorize this defendant as the epitome of a predator, and as of this time, he’s removed from society for the next two decades,” Young said. “He will not be able to harm any children.”Federal agents said they found multiple videos of Lawlor on his two cellphones in April 2021 showing him directing children to engage in sexually explicit conduct while live streaming those video chats. The investigation into Lawlor was led by the Department of Homeland Security, with help from local authorities.The case was brought forward as part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched by the Department of Justice to fight against child sexual exploitation and abuse.
A judge has sentenced a Manchester man who is a registered sex offender to 25 years in prison for sending and receiving child sex abuse images through an online chat group he was the administrator of.
Chad Lawlor, 48, was charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in October 2021. In November, he pleaded guilty to charges relating to four children whose ages range from 8 to 13 years old.
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An online, undercover investigation revealed Lawlor as the person behind a chat group that prosecutors said was devoted to exchanging child sex abuse material.
U.S. Attorney Jane Young said Lawlor is a registered sex offender since he was convicted of indecent assault and battery in 2005 in Massachusetts.
>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<
“I would categorize this defendant as the epitome of a predator, and as of this time, he’s removed from society for the next two decades,” Young said. “He will not be able to harm any children.”
Federal agents said they found multiple videos of Lawlor on his two cellphones in April 2021 showing him directing children to engage in sexually explicit conduct while live streaming those video chats.
The investigation into Lawlor was led by the Department of Homeland Security, with help from local authorities.
The case was brought forward as part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched by the Department of Justice to fight against child sexual exploitation and abuse.