Child Porn Convict, On COVID-19 Release, Accused Of Reoffending

CONCORD, NH — A child pornography distribution convict, out of jail on a new coronavirus release, was arrested again on child pornography charges.

Russell Graham, 40, of Lowell, Massachusetts, a former worker at a Baptist Church, was convicted in December 2017 on possession and distribution of child pornography charges in Massachusetts.

Graham, according to the Lowell Sun, was arrested after another man, accused of raping a boy, told state police that he received pictures from Graham. The other man was Matthew Adey of Malden, who was arrested in April 2017, according to MassLive.com. Graham, the report said, used the name "Filthy" to interact with others online. Addey was also charged with statutory rape in New Hampshire.

At the time, Graham was an administrative assistant with the First United Baptist Church in Lowell. He was sentenced to 18-months in prison.

According to U.S. Attorney Scott Murray, Graham was released in early April due to COVID-19, with a GPS ankle bracelet. Earlier this month, an undercover police office in New Hampshire met Graham in an Internet chat room and "Graham soon began sending the undercover office videos and images of child pornography," Murray said in a news release.

"Graham also told the undercover officer that he was wearing an ankle bracelet and had been released from jail because of COVID-19," the report stated. "According to court documents, Graham had in fact been in jail for child pornography-related charges in Massachusetts and was released on April 9, 2020, with a GPS ankle bracelet."

Graham was arrested on May 22 and was arraigned in U.S. District Court. Nashua Police Department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, Murray said, were assisting with the investigation.

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