Lenox Man Sentenced for Child Exploitation Charges

BOSTON - A Lenox man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for attempting to transfer obscene material to a minor after he sent obscene images and videos to an undercover investigator.

Paul J. Bruzzi, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 14 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In July 2024, Bruzzi pleaded guilty to one count of attempt to transfer obscene material to a minor in federal court.

Starting in September 2022, Bruzzi used social media applications to engage in conversations with an individual he believed to be a 14-year-old girl, but who was actually an undercover federal investigator. During these conversations, Bruzzi attempted to pressure the girl into sending him photos and sent her nine photographs and videos of himself displaying his genitalia.

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Jodi Cohen, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the Salisbury, Mass. Police Department and the Winchester, Mass. Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil L. Desroches, Chief of the Springfield Branch Office is prosecuting the case.