Michael Paterson, 53, the office manager of a sober house in Attleboro, Massachusetts, has been charged with possessing child pornography.
According to a federal complaint, Paterson was observed viewing child pornography by a resident of the sober house on two occasions. A search warrant was executed at the residence and uncovered multiple computers, CPU units, hard drives, thumb drives, CDs, DVDs, and printers containing pictures of children being sexually exploited.
Additionally, a lock-box containing a black stun gun and $71,502 was seized. A second search warrant was executed on Paterson’s car and multiple computer storage devices, printed images of children being sexually exploited, and $1,500 were recovered.
The case is being prosecuted by Kenneth G. Shine of U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz’s Major Crimes Unit.
Paterson remains in custody and is scheduled for a probable cause detention hearing on April 18, 2014, in the U.S. District Court in Worcester.
The details contained in the criminal complaint are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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 2006 by the federal government.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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