Newbury Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Federal Prison for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material

CONCORD - A Newbury man was sentenced today in federal court for distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.

Marc Jacques, 50, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Paul Barbadoro to 60 months in federal prison and 5 years of supervised release. The defendant was ordered to pay $26,500 in restitution. On March 18, 2024, Jacques pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography.

Between 2018 and 2022, Jacques' IP address had been reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in connection with at least 40 CyberTips related to the online sexual exploitation of children. Between November 24 and December 6, 2021, Jacques uploaded 49 files of apparent CSAM to the social media platform Kik. Law enforcement executed a federal search warrant on Jacques' residence and person in June 2022. Forensic examination of Jacques' electronic devices revealed the presence of over 200 files of apparent child sexual abuse material (CSAM) as well as chats between Jacques and others related to the sexual exploitation of children and the sharing of CSAM. In at least one chat conversation, Jacques sent videos of CSAM to others.

"Survivors of child sexual abuse material suffer from revictimization and live everyday with fear that their abuse is being shared on the internet," said U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young. "Law enforcement in the District of New Hampshire will continue to utilize every resource available to disrupt the distribution of CSAM and incarcerate offenders convicted of these horrific crimes."

"The defendant's online behavior was flagged repeatedly by systems designed to detect predators sharing child sexual abuse materials. Today's sentence is the result of the collaboration of private industry and the dedicated work of law enforcement who work together every day to see justice for the children victimized when these horrific images are produced," said Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Krol for Homeland Security Investigations in New England.

Homeland Security Investigations led the investigation. Valuable assistance was provided by the New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), the Nashua Police Department, and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kasey Weiland 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.

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