Nashua, NH resident charged after CyberTip reveals express chats about searching for entry to youngsters

NASHUA, N.H. — A Nashua resident is going through felony fees after police say a CyberTip flagged the person’s alleged curiosity in sexually abusing a baby, main investigators to uncover little one sexual abuse materials on his digital units.

According to a criticism filed in court docket by the Nashua Police Department, 23-year-old Dean Jackson — who’s transgender and makes use of they/them pronouns — had beforehand been trespassed from a Nashua center college after allegedly loitering there.

Police mentioned a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children CyberTip, forwarded on June 18 by the New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, prompted investigators within the division’s Cybercrimes Against Children Unit to shortly establish Jackson as the person concerned.

The CyberTip originated from Discord — a communication platform — which reported a chat wherein Jackson and one other person allegedly mentioned going to parks and different places, together with faculties, to realize entry to youngsters.

Police mentioned they made contact with Jackson and later executed a court docket‑ordered search warrant at his residence, the place they seized digital units. During the interplay, Jackson allegedly tried to delete photos from his cellphone, police mentioned.

According to police, investigators reported discovering proof of each possession and distribution of kid sexual abuse photos on the seized units. The criticism states that Jackson gave verbal consent to view an album on their cellphone titled “Pedo,” which contained 555 recordsdata, a number of of which had been identifiable as little one sexual abuse photos.

The criticism states the Discord chat included Jackson saying they wished they lived “in the era where you told your eight‑year‑old to go off and play … without any sort of supervision,” and that they’d been “caught loitering around a school” and trespassed consequently.

Jackson additionally allegedly wrote that they “look like a stereotypical pedo,” and mentioned eager to get a job at a day care, work as a babysitter and even undertake youngsters to realize entry to them.

A Nashua police detective confirmed within the criticism that Jackson had been the topic of a March 2022 name for service close to a center college, the place juveniles chased Jackson and alleged to police that Jackson had been identified to loiter and ask feminine college students for nude images. This resulted within the no-trespass order.

During an interview with police, Jackson allegedly admitted they had been “likely subconsciously a pedophile,” had participated in express chats on a number of units, and later advised detectives they’d been mendacity earlier and did possess and search out little one sexual abuse photos. Jackson additionally allegedly admitted to photographing their neighbor’s 4‑ or 5‑12 months‑outdated youngsters.

Jackson was charged with three counts of possession of kid sexual abuse photos, a Class A felony; three counts of distribution of kid sexual abuse photos, a particular felony; and one depend of falsifying bodily proof, a Class B felony.

Jackson was held with out bail following their arrest and once more ordered held on preventive detention throughout their arraignment Monday within the ninth Circuit Nashua District Court, after a decide dominated they posed a hazard to the general public. No plea was entered on any of the seven fees throughout Jackson’s arraignment.

Jackson is scheduled to return to court docket for a possible trigger listening to at 10 a.m. July 1.

Police mentioned the investigation stays energetic. Anyone with data is requested to contact the Nashua Police Department Crime Line at 603‑589‑1665.

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