Staff reports 6:16 a.m.
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 6:17 am

PORTLAND, Maine - A Michigan man pleaded guilty in federal court to sexual abuse of a minor, the U.S. Attorneys Office announced on Tuesday.

According to court records, in August 2009, Matthew Boyd, 32, a sailor on active duty at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, engaged in a sexual act with a minor between the age of 12 and 16.

Boyd faces up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He also faces up to three years of supervised release. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.