New Hampshire teen arrested on child porn charges

Christopher Ferland (State Police photo)

LEMPSTER - A New Hampshire man was arrested on child porn charges on Friday after a cybertip led police to the execution of a search warrant at his Lempster home.

The tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children indicated the illegal use of computers and alleged possession and/or distribution of sexual abuse images of prepubescent children at 23 Unity Springs Road.

After a search of the residence Christopher Ferland, 19, was charged with 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse images, a Class A felony. State Police say additional charges may be forthcoming pending a forensic analysis of seized digital evidence.

Investigators say they believe Ferland had only very limited unsupervised in-person exposure to children, however they are asking the public to report any odd or suspicious behaviors they may have observed.

Anyone who may have useful information regarding this investigation is asked to please contact Detective Sergeant Michael McLaughlin at (603) 419-0130 / Michael.McLaughlin@dos.nh.gov or Detective William Neilsen at (603) 931-0854 / William.Neilsen@dos.nh.gov.