BOSTON – A Brockton man was sentenced on Sept. 10, 2026 in federal court in Boston to the maximum statutory penalty for sexually exploiting a child whom he repeatedly abused over a period of approximately three years.
Raymond F. Clinton, Jr., 74, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Myong J. Joun to 30 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. The defendant was also ordered to pay restitution in an amount that will be determined at a hearing on Sept. 29, 2026. In May 2026, Clinton pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of children.
“This defendant spent years sexually abusing and exploiting a child and went so far as to record that abuse for his own gratification,” said United States Attorney Leah B. Foley. “Despite the defendant’s years of grooming and threats, the victim came forward, bravely reporting the abuse and cooperating fully with authorities. No sentence can undo the harm Raymond Clinton, Jr. caused, but this sentence ensures that he will spend decades in prison and will never again harm another child. This sentence also sends an unmistakable message: those who prey on children will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
“What Raymond Clinton did was absolutely horrific and this sentence ensures he’ll spend the rest of his life behind bars,” said Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division. “That said, no sentence can erase the lasting harm this predator inflicted on this 14-year-old girl who will now have to live the rest of her life with the trauma of having been repeatedly sexually assaulted. Her courage to come forward in the name of accountability helped us ensure that other children won’t fall victim to this defendant. The FBI will continue to investigate and bring to justice anyone victimizing innocent kids in this way.”
Clinton began sexually abusing the victim when she was 11 years old and repeatedly assaulted her until she was 14. The abuse occurred in several locations in and outside Massachusetts. Clinton also threatened to harm the victim if she disclosed the abuse.
Clinton also took sexually explicit photographs of the victim and directed her to pose for photographs. In one message recovered during the investigation, Clinton solicited sexually explicit photographs from the victim. When she refused, Clinton continued to press her to send photographs without her face visible.
In May 2025, Clinton recorded his sexual exploitation of the victim. . The victim did not appear to know that she was being recorded.
Clinton was arrested in Brockton on June 1, 2025. During an interview with investigators, Clinton denied sexually assaulting the victim and denied taking nude photographs of her. When confronted with a sexually explicit message he had sent the victim, Clinton acknowledged sending it but claimed it was a joke. During a search of Clinton’s cellphone, a password-protected folder was located and found to contain sexually explicit photographs of the victim, including nude images; photographs and videos of Clinton; and the videos documenting Clinton’s sexual abuse of the victim.
U.S. Attorney Foley, FBI SAC Docks and Brockton Police Chief Brenda I. Perez made the announcement. Valuable assistance was provided by the Mansfield Police Department and Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys David G. Tobin and Jessica L. Soto of the Criminal Division.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Massachusetts — U.S. Department of Justice press release.