Matthew Castricone, Child Pornography Possession, New Hampshire 2015

A Salem man has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, announced United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice.

Matew Castricone, 27, of Salem, New Hampshire, pled guilty on Monday in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to possessing child pornography.

An investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Salem, New Hampshire Police Department resulted in the issuance of a search warrant for Castricone's Salem residence.

When that warrant was executed in October 2015, officers discovered dozens of videos of child pornography located on Castricone's personal computer.

Castricone faces a maximum prison term of 10 years, to be followed by a term of at least 5 years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Boston and New Hampshire offices), and the Salem, New Hampshire Police Department.

Assistant United States Attorney Nick Abramson is prosecuting the case.

The introduction of Project Safe Childhood in February 2006 has helped protect children from online exploitation and abuse.

Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better 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.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nh/pr/salem-man-pleads-guilty-child-pornography-possession