Justin Benoit, 39, of Pittsfield, was sentenced to 46 years in federal prison and ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release while registering as a sex offender. He must pay full restitution requested by victims. Benoit has been held since his February 15, 2022 arrest and pleaded guilty in May 2025 to five counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child pornography; related state charges remain pending. Investigators say Benoit sexually abused children in his home, recorded the abuse, uploaded child sexual abuse material online, and possessed hundreds of CSAM files seized from electronic devices during a search.
He preyed on innocent young children, including two who were entrusted to his care, whom he repeatedly sexually abused. Each image that he captured will result in an eternity of trauma and revictimization on these children. Furthermore, he exploited countless children he never met and did not know from the comfort of his own home through his enormous collection of child sexual abuse material.
Benoit has been in custody since his arrest on Feb. 15, 2022. He pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child pornography in May 2025, during testimony from the government's final witness at trial. Officials say Benoit also has several related state charges pending in Central Berkshire District Court. According to prosecutors, in November 2021, local law enforcement learned that Benoit had put CSAM online.
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