Providence Man Arrested for Transporting Child Pornography

BOSTON – A Providence man arrested and charged for allegedly transporting child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Mark Huynn, 39, of Providence, R.I., was charged by criminal complaint with one count of transporting child pornography. Huynh was arrested on Feb. 12, 2026, and made an initial appearance in federal court in Boston later that day.

According to the charging documents, in 2025, Huynh was arrested at Boston Logan Airport entering the country with an active arrest warrant out of Rhode Island. Searches of Huynh’s electronic devices at the airport revealed multiple files consistent with CSAM.  

The charge of transporting child pornography provides for a sentence of at least five years and up to 20 years in prison, at least five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of the Homeland Security Investigations New England made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Boston Field Office. Assistant United States Attorney Eric L. Hawkins of the Major Crimes Unit in Boston is prosecuting 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.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.