Jason Ellis, Child Sex Abuse Image Charges, New Hampshire 2022

Derry Man Charged with Child Sex Abuse Image Charges

Jason Ellis, 45, of Derry, New Hampshire, has been hit with serious charges related to the distribution of child pornography. Ellis was indicted by a federal grand jury on Monday and is facing one count of attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor, one count of distribution of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney John J. Farley.

The indictment alleges that Ellis engaged in sexually graphic online chats with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a 13-year-old girl. During these chats, Ellis sent an image of an erect penis to the officer. In another online chat in January of 2022, Ellis sent to the undercover officer an image of a nude, prepubescent female child engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the Derry Police Department. Ellis was arrested on a criminal complaint on February 16, 2022, and is currently being detained pending trial.

The charges in the indictment are only allegations, and Ellis is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The federal government has made significant efforts to combat child exploitation and abuse. In February 2006, the government introduced Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse. This initiative marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

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