Lynn Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Child Pornography Offenses

BOSTON – A Lynn man was sentenced on March 18, 2024 in federal court in Boston for distributing, receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Ever Edilberto Zuniga Ramirez, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 62 months in prison and five years of supervised release. In October 2023, Zuniga Ramirez pleaded guilty to distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography.

Beginning in July 2020 and continuing through March 2022, Zuniga Ramirez distributed and received CSAM over the internet, including images of children under 12-years-old. More than 280 images depicting CSAM were found on Zuniga Ramirez’s phone. 

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 Revere Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Benjamin Tolkoff and John Reynolds of the Criminal Division prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the DOJ’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.