Many law enforcement entities helped in the investigation.
SPRINGFIELD – Hampden District Attorney Mark G. Mastroianni said Thursday 13 people have been indicted on child pornography charges.
The 18-month police investigation was partially funded by a grant to the district attorney’s office through the U.S. Department of Justice Child Sexual Predator Program.
Working with Mastroianni’s office in the investigation were the state police, FBI and police officers from Springfield, Chicopee, Agawam, Monson and other local jurisdictions.
Mastroianni said his office “will continue to identify and charge child sexual predators that use the internet to engage in criminal acts involving children.”
The defendants who have already been arraigned in Hampden Superior Court and have denied charges are:
Kermit Pike, 39, of Monson, for two counts of distributing, and three counts of possessing, child child pornography.
Jorge Pagan, 38, of Springfield, for two counts of distributing child pornography, eight counts of possessing child pornography, and one count of videotaping an unsuspecting nude person.
Michael Sears, 51, of Ludlow, for three counts of possessing child pornography.
Daniel Sullivan, 52, of Springfield, for five counts of distribution, and three of possessing child pornography.
Leon Wright, 57, of West Springfield, for one count of distributing, and three counts of possessing, child pornography.
People who have been indicted but not yet arraigned in Hampden Superior Court are:
Cody Bartels, 18, of Palmer, on three counts of possession, and eight counts of distributing, child pornography.
Paul Chartier, 53, of Springfield, on three counts of possessing, and four counts of distributing, child pornography.
Colin Draper, 23, of Monson, on two counts of distributing, and three counts of possessing, child pornography.
Charles Follett, 66, of West Springfield, on two counts of distributing, and three counts of possessing, child pornography.
Thomas Laughlin, 40, of Chicopee, on three counts of possessing, and three counts of distributing, child pornography.
Barry Scott, 55, of Chicopee, on one count of distributing, and three counts of possessing, child pornography.
Luis Sanchez, 42, of Holyoke, on one count of distributing, and three counts of possessing, child pornography.
David Lewis, 55, of Westfield, on two counts of distributing, and two counts of possessing, child pornography.