WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. (WWLP) - A man from West Stockbridge was sentenced to prison in connection with sexual abuse charges involving two children. The Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office said an investigation was conducted in January 2024 of 33-year-old Frank Twing, Sr. and his wife, Haley Twing of West Stockbridge. As a result of this investigation, Frank and Haley Twing, were arrested by the Massachusetts State Police. Holyoke police arrest Chicopee man, seize firearm after student enticement allegation In a news release by the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York, Frank Twing admitted that he engaged in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old child during which he created sexually explicit videos depicting that child. He also admitted to traveling from his home in Massachusetts to New York, planning to have sex with an approximately 12-year-old child. Frank Twing was charged in Massachusetts with the following 2 counts of aggravated statutory rape, 2 counts of posing a child for sexual photos 1 count of trafficking a person for sexual servitude Haley Twing has been charged in Massachusetts with the following: 4 counts of posing a child for sexual photos 2 counts of statutory rape 1 count of possession of child pornography In New York, Frank Twing pled guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a child involving a then 15-year-old victim and one count of travel with intent to engage in unlawful sexual conduct involving an approximately 12-year-old victim. On Tuesday he was sentenced to for the New York crimes in Albany Federal Court to 25 years in Federal Prison, followed by 25 years of supervised release. District Attorney Shugrue stated, “I commend the Berkshire State Police Detective Unit assigned to my Office for their dedicated investigation into Frank Twing’s crimes. Their work was critical to the US Attorney’s Office successful outcome in this case.” Local News Headlines What to know ahead of St. Patrick’s Parade Weekend in Holyoke? Warm weather sparks garden planning as spring arrives March Madness betting in Massachusetts Economic impact of the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade weekend WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com. ...read more read less