Barnstable Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Exploitation of Children
BOSTON — A Barnstable man accused of sexual exploitation of children and possessing child pornography has pleaded guilty in federal court.According...
BOSTON — A Barnstable man accused of sexual exploitation of children and possessing child pornography has pleaded guilty in federal court.According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Atticus J. Bernard, 22, pleaded guilty of November 18 to two counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child pornography.His sentencing has been scheduled for February 17, 2023.Bernard was arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2021 and has remained in federal custody.Bernard is charged sexually exploiting two minor girls, under the age of five, who were known to him.