Previously Convicted Offender Indicted for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material Again

Previously Convicted Offender Indicted for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material Again

CONCORD - A former resident of Newbury has been indicted this week for possessing child sexual abuse material, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces.

Marc Jacques, 52, was charged with the possession of child sexual abuse material. According to the charging and other public documents, on March 18, 2024, Jacques pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child sexual abuse material. On September 9, 2024, the Court sentenced Jacques to 60 months in federal prison and ordered him to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on or before December 2, 2024. While Jacques was still on release, a U.S. Probation Officer observed Jacques had engaged in unauthorized activity on electronic devices that were subject to monitoring software. The Probation Officer then recovered an unauthorized thumb drive that Jacques maintained at his Newbury residence. A subsequent federal search warrant executed on the drive led to the recovery of videos depicting child sexual abuse. The defendant was arrested on a bail violation resulting from the new conduct on October 18, 2024, and began service of his original 60 month sentence.

Because of Jacques' 2024 conviction, if convicted on the new charge he faces a sentence of not less than 10 years and not more than 20 years in prison, at least 5 years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Homeland Security Investigations led the investigation. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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 May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by the U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the DOJ's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.