Cape Cod Sex Offender To Serve 12 Years On Gun, Assault Charges

CAPE COD, MA — A convicted Cape Cod sex offender was sentenced to between 12 and 15 years in state prison dating back to a 2020 case.

Jonathan Fleischmann, 36, of Yarmouth, pleaded guilty to six charges including home invasion, assault to rape, armed kidnapping and armed assault.

Fleischmann is a Level 3 sex offender due to prior convictions in Barnstable District Court of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 in 2006, and open and gross lewdness in 2017.

The assaults happened on Feb. 6, 2020, when two minors where walking home from school in Yarmouth.

Officials identified the two as a couple, and referred to them as Victims 1 and 2.

When Victim 1 returned home, Fleischmann was present and claimed to be "from the electric company" informing her that the power would be shut off at the home.

She turned away from Fleischmann and opened the garage door to walk inside. When the victim turned around she saw Fleischmann now wearing a ski mask walking into the garage behind her with a gun, officials said.

Fleischmann told her to get into the house, but the victim tried to run away and began screaming.

At this point, Victim 2 began running towards the home, prompting Fleischmann to let go of the victim and run away from the scene. The second victim continued to chase Fleischmann, but he pulled out a gun and pointed it at him, ending the chase.

Child Pornography Charges

In June 2023, Fleischmann was indicted on one count of federal child pornography possession.

According to the charging documents, Fleischmann’s co-workers reported to law enforcement that, between March 17 and March 18, 2023, Fleischmann’s cellphone was allegedly observed downloading suspected child pornography files while his phone was left open and charging on a counter at their workplace.

A subsequent search of Fleischmann’s cellphone allegedly identified approximately 255 image files and 55 video files that contained suspected child pornography, officials said.

The investigation allegedly revealed that Fleishmann had accessed a dark web hidden service on his cellphone dedicated to the trafficking of child pornography.