Tips from file-sharing and messaging platforms led to the arrest of a Jaffrey man on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material, according to court documents.
Sebastian Fogg, 28, was arrested last week on five counts of possession of child sexual abuse images and one count of felony possession of a controlled drug.
An affidavit filed with the 8th Circuit Court in Jaffrey by State Police Trooper Lauren Hervieux details the investigation.
The investigation began in April, after the cloud-based storage platform Dropbox and the mobile messaging app Snapchat reported a user uploading child sexual abuse images.
The State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force linked those reports to three other tips from Dropbox and one from Snapchat. All shared the same IP address. Police received another connected Snapchat report in May.
According to the affidavit, Dropbot reported 84 files, of which numerous files were found to meet the statutory definition of child sexual abuse images, including videos featuring toddlers and prepubescent children. Snapchat reported two files.
Investigators obtained a search warrant for email addresses tied to the accounts. While most used fake names, one account identified Fogg as the subscriber, and others contained emails addressed to him.
On Aug. 4, Judge David Anderson signed a search warrant for Fogg’s person, vehicle, and residence. Police executed the warrant later that day during a traffic stop, seizing Fogg’s cellphone and arresting him.
During the stop, police found Fogg in possession of a substance he identified as cocaine. He was booked at the Jaffrey Police Department, posted bail, and then agreed to speak with investigators.
During the interview, Fogg confirmed two email accounts and said he had “numerous” others he could not recall. He gave police his phone passcode and confirmed his phone number and Snapchat username.
“Throughout his interview, Fogg admitted to viewing, possessing and sharing child sedxual abuse images on his cell phone,” according to the affidavit. He told police he sought out the material after using drugs, specifically targeting content involving 15- and 16-year-old girls, but also received media depicting younger children.
Fogg admitted to saving approximately 100 images and videos on his phone and sharing them with unknown internet users, according to police.
Fogg is also under investigation by Jaffrey police regarding a 15-year-old who reported that Fogg offered to show her how to perform sex acts.