New Hampshire Man Sentenced To Prison, Possession of Child Pornography
Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 9:15 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
CONCORD, NH.- On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, Brian Eric Hynes, 35, of Nashua, New Hampshire, appeared in U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire and was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Landya B. McCafferty to 53 months in federal prison, followed by ten years of supervised release for possessing over 1,100 digital images of child sexual abuse material.
According to U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young, Hynes previously appeared in U.S. District Court on May 6, 2024, and pleaded guilty to one count of Possession of Child Pornography.
According to charging documents filed with the court, during August 2021, law enforcement investigators were reviewing online chat rooms being utilized to exchange child sexual abuse material on an online application called “Viber.” Investigators learned that an individual with the username “John Ketg” was present in the chat rooms where child pornography had been posted and was ultimately traced back to Hynes.
Hynes Refuses To Exit His Vehicle
In February 2022, investigators obtained and executed a court-authorized search warrant for Hynes’ electronic devices. While executing the search warrant, investigators saw Hynes sitting in his vehicle. Hynes initially did not comply with investigators’ commands to exit the vehicle and was seen swiping up on his phone.
Although Hynes eventually exited the vehicle, he continued to swipe the phone. Officers subdued Hynes and secured secured the phone. The recently used video player application on his phone revealed child sexual abuse material. A forensic examination of his uncovered approximately 1,150 digital files containing sexually explicit images of young girls under ten years old.
Bookmark Numerous Websites
A web history search of Hynes’ devices showed he had visited websites associated with child sexual abuse material, and he had saved bookmarks to websites with phrases and words indicative of child pornography.
“The defendant exacerbated the pain and suffering of countless child survivors by possessing images of their abuse,” said U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young. “He then tried to cover up his crime by deleting Suspected Child Sexual Abuse Material when he was confronted by law enforcement. Tuesday’s sentence serves as a warning to those who think that applications (apps) and websites will give them enough anonymity to continue victimizing children. Law enforcement will identify you and prosecute you, and you will be incarcerated for your role in the child exploitation epidemic.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the U.S. Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
