Overview
- A federal jury in Boston found Stephen James Lemelin, 51, guilty on three counts after a three-day trial.
- Trial evidence showed that over five months he sent sexually explicit messages and three obscene photos via Kik to an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old and proposed meeting for sex.
- Lemelin was arrested in May 2024 and indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2024.
- Each count carries up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine, with the final sentence to be determined under federal guidelines.
- The case was announced by U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley and FBI Boston, prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys David G. Tobin and Eric L. Hawkins, and supported by CBP and multiple local police departments as part of Project Safe Childhood.