BOSTON (WWLP) - A Massachusetts man working as a police officer in Seabrook, New Hampshire, was arrested in connection with receiving child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

The charging documents allege that from October 16, 2024, to October 17, 2024, 49-year-old John Giarrusso of Haverhill knowingly received video files of CSAM through the messaging app Kik. In these videos, the victims allegedly appeared to be approximately five to 11 years old.

On Thursday, Giarrusso was charged with one count of receipt of child pornography. He was also charged last month by the Essex County District Attorney's Office with possession of child pornography and distribution of graphic sexual images to a minor. He is currently on bail for these state charges.

Giarrusso appeared in federal court in Boston o

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