Newbury man gets five years for distributing child porn

CONCORD - A Newbury man was sentenced on Monday for distributing child sexual abuse material.

Marc Jacques, 50, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Paul Barbadoro to 60 months in federal prison and 5 years of supervised release. The defendant was ordered to pay $26,500 in restitution. He pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography on March 18.

According to a statement from the U.S. Attorneys Office, between 2018 and 2022, Jacques' IP address had been reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in connection with at least 40 CyberTips related to the online sexual exploitation of children.

Between Nov. 24 and Dec. 6, 2021, Jacques uploaded 49 files of apparent child sex abuse material to the social media platform Kik. Law enforcement then executed a federal search warrant on Jacques' residence and person in June 2022. Forensic examination of Jacques' electronic devices revealed the presence of over 200 files of apparent child sexual abuse material as well as chats between Jacques and others related to the sexual exploitation of children and the sharing of such images. In at least one chat conversation, Jacques sent videos of such images to others.

"Survivors of child sexual abuse material suffer from revictimization and live everyday with fear that their abuse is being shared on the internet," said U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young. "Law enforcement in the District of New Hampshire will continue to utilize every resource available to disrupt the distribution of CSAM and incarcerate offenders convicted of these horrific crimes."