Police arrest Westport man for child porn

Posted 5/16/18

A lengthy investigation by the Massachusetts State Police Cyber Crime Unit (CCU) / Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force led to the arrest of a Westport man Monday on child pornography charges.

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Police arrest Westport man for child porn

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A lengthy investigation by the Massachusetts State Police Cyber Crime Unit (CCU) / Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force led to the arrest of a Westport man Monday on child pornography charges.

The investigation began back in January, when the CCU received information from a blogging site about someone who had uploaded images depicting nude, prepubescent males being posed in a lascivious manner. Trooper Robert Smith of the CCU was able to identify the suspected uploader as Raymond G. Gagne, 50, of Westport. He subsequently applied for and received a search warrant for Mr. Gagne’s home.

Trooper Smith, along with other members of the CCU, members of the State Police Computer Forensic Unit and Crime Scene Services Section, and Detective Robert Rebello of the Westport Police Department, conducted a search of his Westport home Monday and located thousands of images and videos believed to be child pornographic in nature.

He was placed under arrest on four counts of possession of child pornography and booked at the Westport Police Department. He was released on personal recognizance following the payment of a $40 clerk’s fee, pending his arraignment in Fall River District Court.

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