BOSTON (WWLP) - An EMT from Salem was arrested and charged for allegedly receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material.

In a news release from the Department of Justice, 34-year-old Connor McAuliffe was allegedly identified as an active member in a large-scale private encrypted messaging group dedicated to the trading of CSAM and comprised of over 1,000 members from around the world. The investigation was conducted by the South African Police Service in Pretoria, South Africa in late 2023.

In March, law enforcement seized a cellphone allegedly belonging to McAuliffe that showed approximately 100 chats on multiple messaging applications dedicated to sharing CSAM. Media files on the devices had approximately 1,500 images and 50 videos depicting CSAM.

The charging documents show tha

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