MASSACHUSETTS MAN CONVICTED OF TRANSPORTING A MINOR WITH INTENT TO ENGAGE IN CRIMINAL SEXUAL ACTIVITY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

BOSTON - A Pittsfield, Mass. man has been convicted by a federal jury in Springfield of transporting a minor with intent to engage in sexual activity.

Paul Newton-Irelan, 53, was found guilty of transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni scheduled sentencing for Feb. 1, 2026. Newton-Irelan was indicted by a federal grand juryin April 2024.

On Nov. 26, 2023, Newton-Irelan transported a minor victim, an 11-year-old child, from New York to Massachusetts, with the intent that the minor would engage in sexual activity for which...