Local Man Arrested in Statewide Child Porn Bust

A Nonatum Road man was among the 32 men charged with possession or dissemination of child pornography following a week-long, statewide sweep called "Operation Corral," which involved state, local and federal law enforcement authorities.

Matthew Macaro, 33, of 26 Nonatum Road, was arrested earlier this month and charged with possessing child pornography.

The 32 arrests were announced at a press conference at the State Police General Headquarters in Framingham Tuesday afternoon. The conference was led by Colonel Marian McGovern, superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis, Special Agent in Charge Bruce Foucart of the Boston Field Office of the Department of Homeland Security Investigations, and Special Agent in Charge Steven Ricciardi of the Secret Service Boston Field Office.

Also on hand were representatives from the Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, several District Attorney’s Offices, and local police departments.

The investigative leads were coordinated by the Massachusetts Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), and were executed by State Police Detective Units assigned to the state’s District Attorney’s Office and Attorney General’s Office, Boston Police, Worcester Police, and numerous other local police departments.

“Our work is not done. It will never be done as long as even one child suffers the horrible trauma of sexual exploitation,” Colonel McGovern said in a release. “But let this work you see before you serve as a stern message to those who prey on these children and support the evil trade that exploits them — we will never stop coming after you, day after day after day.”

Also applauding the work of those involved in Operation Corral was Boston Police Commissioner Davis, who said: “This remarkable and strong cooperative effort undoubtedly sends a strong and clear message that law enforcement agencies throughout the Commonwealth will be relentless and diligent in our efforts to hold accountable the most disturbing and perverse of suspects who attempt to operate and evade authorities under a cloak of technology while victimizing our most vulnerable population,” according to release.

“There’s not enough digital savvy in the world to dissuade or prevent HSI and our law enforcement partners from tracking down, arresting and bringing to prosecution depraved individuals who bring suffering to children,” said Special Agent in Charge Foucart of HSI Boston. “We stopped predators in their tracks, and the security of Massachusetts’s children is better off for it.”

Added Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, “Child pornography is the exploitation of children, and that exploitation has been made even more prevalent by the growth of the Internet and technology. It is why it is so important that all of us in law enforcement continue to improve the ways we use technology to investigate, prosecute, and prevent these crimes. The collaboration during this Operation shows the joint commitment all of these agencies have to protecting children from exploitation, and we will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to aggressively enforce our child pornography laws."

Those arrested were as follow:

1. JOSEPH STASIO, 58, Lowell, Possession of Child Pornography;
2. JACOB HALL, 27, Arlington, Possession of Child Pornography, Dissemination of Child Pornography;
3. ERIC LACOSTE, 29, Granby, Dissemination of Harmful Material to a Minor, Solicitation of a Minor to Pose in a State of Nudity;
4. DUSTIN HASTINGS, 34, South Harwich, Possession of Child Pornography, Dissemination of Child Pornography;
5. SCOTT MUIR, 36, Stockbridge, Rape of a Child, Indecent Assault and Battery on a Child Under 14;
6. AARON PERRY, 30, New Bedford, Possession of Child Pornography, Dissemination of Child Pornography;
7. RENATO DEOLIVEIRA, 26, New Bedford, Possession of Child Pornography, Dissemination of Child Pornography;
8. PHIL HUNT, 55, Natick, Possession of Child Pornography, Dissemination of Child Pornography;
9. RAYMOND O’HARA, 56, Dedham, Possession of Child Pornography, Dissemination of Child Pornography;
10. DANIEL HUNT, 42, Brockton, Possession of Child Pornography;
11. JAMES MULLENS JR.,51, Middleboro, Possession of Child Pornography; Dissemination of Child Pornography;
12. ROBERT VIOLA, 41, Brockton, Possession of Child Pornography;
13. KEITH BERGERON, 24, Oxford, Possession of Child Pornography;
14. JONATHAN AUGER, 24, Worcester, Possession of Child Pornography, Dissemination of Child Pornography;
15. RODOLFO MARINO LOPEZ, 37, Hyde Park, Possession of Child Pornography;                    Dissemination of Child Pornography;
16. JOSUE MOLINA, 27, Revere, Possession of Child Pornography;
17. THOMAS NICHOLAS, 33, Milford, Possession of Child Pornography;
18. ADMILSON MARQUES, 34, Worcester, Possession of Child Pornography, Dissemination of Child Pornography;
19. PETER GALVIN, 62, Scituate, Possession of Child Pornography; Dissemination of Child Pornography;
20. CARLOS LONDONO-CANTANO, 44, East Boston, Possession of Child Pornography, Dissemination of Child Pornography;
21. JOSE RODOLFO, 52, East Boston, Possession of Child Pornography, Dissemination of Child Pornography;
22. CRAIG CILLEY, 27, Belchertown, Possession of Child Pornography;
23. MATTHEW MACARO, 33, Marblehead, Possession of Child Pornography;
24. WILLIAM GRAHAM, 47, Haverhill, Possession of Child Pornography;
25. RONALD PARKER, 46, Amesbury, Possession of Child Pornography;
26. JOSEMAR BOLDRINI, 43, Oak Bluffs, Possession of Child Pornography, Dissemination of Child Pornography;
27. PETER BROWN, 21, Taunton, Possession of Child Pornography;
28. LUIS ACHADINHA, 37, Somerset, Possession of Child Pornography;
29. KYLE ANDREWS, 21, Seekonk, Possession of Child Pornography, Dissemination of Child Pornography;
30. PAUL BADGER, 27, North Attleboro, Possession of Child Pornography, Dissemination of Child Pornography;
31. JEREMY LOURO, 17, New Bedford, Possession of Child Pornography;
32. ABEL DIAS, 38, New Bedford, Possession of Child Pornography; Dissemination of Child Pornography;

In all the ICAC generated approximately 45 new cases for investigation during Operation Corral, while another dozen were the result of tips from the National Center.

The overall statistics for the operation follow:

Search Warrants served: 56

Number of Arrests: 32

Number of Criminal Complaints Sought: 1

Number of Cases Pending Criminal Complaints: 7

Number of Investigations Still Ongoing: 14