A retired Massachusetts State Police detective captain is accused of sending and receiving images of suspected child pornography.
Francis Hart, a retired Massachusetts State Police detective captain from Amherst, is facing charges for dissemination and possession of child pornography, Attorney General Maura Healey's office saidA retired Massachusetts State Police detective captain was indicted Thursday for allegedly possessing child pornography.
Francis Hart, 62, of Amherst, was indicted on one count of dissemination of child pornography and seven counts of possession of child pornography, state Attorney General Maura Healey’s office said. He will be arraigned in Hampshire Superior Court at a future date. State Police began an investigation in January 2021 after receiving information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an email address registered to Hart had uploaded a file containing numerous images of suspected child pornography, prosecutors said.
The investigation revealed that in addition to possessing images, Hart sent images of alleged child pornography to another iPhone user in another state, according to Healey’s office.Sign up for NECN newsletters.Prosecutors said police seized digital devices including two desktop computers, external hard drives and an iPhone which allegedly included images of child pornography.
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