Boston – A Worcester man has been sentenced to decades in federal prison for sexually exploiting multiple minors and producing explicit material involving children.
Antonio Merced, 29, was sentenced on March 26, by a judge in U.S. District Court to 30 years in prison, followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. Federal officials stated that the sentence will run consecutive to an existing state prison sentence.
Merced previously pleaded guilty in July 2025 to multiple federal charges, including sexual exploitation of minors and possession of child sexual abuse material…