Newbury Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material

CONCORD – A Newbury man pleaded guilty today in federal court in connection with
child exploitation offenses, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Marc Jacques, 49, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child sexual abuse
material (CSAM). U.S. District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro scheduled sentencing for June 26,
2024.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Jacques uploaded 49 files of
apparent CSAM to the social media platform Kik between November 24 and December 6, 2021.
Jacques’ IP address had been reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
(NCMEC) in connection with at least 40 CyberTips related to the online sexual exploitation of
children between 2018 and 2022. In June 2022, law enforcement executed a federal search
warrant on Jacques’ and his residence. Forensic examination of Jacques’ electronic devices
revealed the presence of over 200 files of apparent CSAM as well as chats between him and
others related to the sexual exploitation of children and sharing of CSAM.

The charging statute provides a sentence of not less than 5 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.

Homeland Security Investigations led the investigation. Valuable assistance was provided
by the New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), the Nashua Police
Department, and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kasey
Weiland is prosecuting the case.

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.

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