Cape Man Faces Child Pornography Indictment

BARNSTABLE, MA — A Provincetown man was indicted in federal court after prosecutors said police found dozens of files containing child pornography on his laptop. Kerry Adams, 59, was charged with receipt of child pornography, possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography. Adams was arrested October 18, 2018, and has been in federal custody since.

According to court documents, police got a warrant and searched Adam's home, laptops, thumb drives and SD cards. Hundreds of files were searched and at least a dozen of those files contained files contained child pornography.

Prosecutors said three of the files were videos of pre-pubescent boys engaging in sexual acts. Police obtained the files through a peer-to-peer computer program and found the files were previously downloaded from Adam's IP address, according to court documents.

Prosecutors said Adams denied downloading child pornography, but later admitted he has searched the term "teen boy." He also denied there would be pornography of 10 to 14-year-old boys on his computer. But Adams later told police 13-15 year-old-boys were once of sexual interest to him but are not anymore, according to court documents.

Members of the public who have questions, concerns, or information regarding this case were asked to call 617-748-3274.