A former music teacher in Massachusetts has been charged with producing child pornography. Joshua DeWitte, 50, of Cambridge, was arrested today and ordered detained pending a hearing scheduled for May 12, 2025.
According to charging documents, DeWitte was a music teacher at a local school in Massachusetts at the time of the alleged conduct. He was identified as the owner of a Snapchat account that uploaded a file of suspected child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting the abuse of a boy who appears to be between approximately eight and 10 years old.
Records obtained from Snapchat showed that DeWitte engaged in multiple conversations that were sexual in nature with users who presented themselves as minors. In those conversations, it is alleged that DeWitte requested nude pictures from the purported minors; sent pictures of his penis to the purported minors; and discussed previous and potential in-person meetups for sexual relations with minors.
DeWitte allegedly paid another Snapchat user to obtain and produce child pornography and to recruit minor boys for himself. A search warrant was obtained for DeWitte’s Cambridge residence in January 2025, and he was arrested and charged in Cambridge District Court with six counts of disseminating obscene material to a child, one count of distribution of material depicting a child in a sexual act, and one count of possession of child pornography.
According to the charging documents, forensic examination of DeWitte’s cell phone seized at the time of his January 2025 arrest allegedly revealed a Telegram conversation between DeWitte and another user in which DeWitte allegedly shared three video files and stated: “I was in the Philippines. Most of my vids are from there and that’s where I was with a 10 yo and 12. 16 yo in Japan and Korea;” and “I have a contact there…He only records vids of the boys or arranges for my visit.”
DeWitte and a Filipino national, Christopher Allan Tisoy, 27, residing in Baltimore, Md., were charged with one count each of sexual exploitation of minors, attempt, and conspiracy. Tisoy was arrested in Baltimore yesterday and ordered detained pending a hearing scheduled for May 14, 2025. Tisoy allegedly relayed instructions to the minor victims to create a video and received payments from DeWitte for each video produced and sent.
DeWitte allegedly paid Tisoy for each video Tisoy produced and sent. It is alleged that, between July 3, 2023 and Dec. 27, 2024, DeWitte sent $87 per video to Tisoy.
DeWitte was released on conditions after being charged in Cambridge District Court. He is currently being held without bail pending a hearing scheduled for May 12, 2025.
The charges against DeWitte and Tisoy were announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. The case was investigated by the Massachusetts State Police and the FBI.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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