A five-year-old girl in Hartford, Vermont was betrayed by someone her family thought they could trust. The 33-year-old man, who lived in the same apartment building, offered to help watch her. But during this time, he sexually abused the child and used her to create child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
After the Hartford Police Department received a report of sexual abuse of a minor, the alleged perpetrator was arrested and admitted to inappropriately touching the girl. A search of his apartment found children’s clothing in his bed along with children’s toys and condoms. Multiple cellphones were also seized.
Digital forensics equipment that Our Rescue donated was used to obtain evidence in the case. The Hartford Police Department investigators extracted material from the man’s phones that revealed the CSAM the man created featuring the five-year-old girl. The child was clearly identifiable in the photos, and the man’s abuse of the child was also well-documented. The man faces state charges for Lewd and Lascivious Conduct with a Child. Additionally, he also faces federal charges for Production of Child Pornography. He’s currently being held in federal custody.
Your support allows us to donate digital forensics equipment that can be crucial for local investigators to extract CSAM from a perpetrator’s mobile devices. Without this equipment, the full range of charges – in this case, both state and federal – against predators might not be possible.
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