Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni has announced that a Massachusetts man who was on probation was arraigned in Springfield District Court following his arrest as part of a multi-agency investigation into the attempted exploitation of children.
The investigation was initiated by the New Jersey State Police, whose undercover investigators identified 47-year-old Edgar Delvalle of Chicopee through online communications indicating an intent to exploit young children. The investigation was conducted in coordination with the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Hampden District Attorney’s Office, along with members of the Massachusetts State Police STOP Team, Cyber Crimes Unit, Crime Scene Services Section, and local law enforcement partners in Chicopee and West Springfield.
On Friday, April 17, 2026, law enforcement executed an operation at a motel in West Springfield, where Delvalle had arranged what he believed would be a meeting involving children. He was taken into custody without incident…