‘Soccer Dad’ To Defendant Again: Marc Jacques Indicted In New Child Porn Charges

By Damien Fisher

CONCORD, NH — Notorious “soccer dad” Marc Jacques has been indicted on a new federal charge of possessing child sexual abuse material, nearly 18 months after his October 2024 arrest, a delay that raises fresh questions about how his case has been handled.

U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announced the indictment last week, saying Jacques, 52, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. At the time of his 2024 arrest, Jacques had already been convicted in a separate federal child sexual abuse material (CSAM) case but had not yet begun serving his five-year sentence.

Jacques’ path through the criminal justice system has been anything but typical.

After pleading guilty in March 2024 to a CSAM charge, Jacques was allowed to remain free pending sentencing. When he was sentenced that September, he was given until Dec. 2, 2024, to report to prison.

According to court records, however, Jacques allegedly continued downloading graphic CSAM while awaiting sentencing — conduct that formed the basis of the new indictment.

While on release, Jacques was permitted to use a work laptop, personal laptop, and a cellphone under the supervision of federal probation officers. Monitoring software was installed on those devices.

But records indicate the monitoring system went unchecked for weeks.

Investigators say Jacques downloaded illegal material in August and September 2024, yet his probation officer did not review the tracking data until Oct. 16, a day after the U.S. Attorney’s Office made inquiries about his case.

Those inquiries came after local residents raised concerns that Jacques was attending Kearsarge Regional High School girls’ soccer games unsupervised.

Jacques’ child, Maelle Jacques, was a controversial player on the girls’ team, drawing objections from some parents over transgender participation in female sports. Those concerns intensified when it became widely known that Marc Jacques — present at games — had pleaded guilty in a CSAM case.

In court filings, Jacques cited his child’s situation in seeking leniency, arguing he should remain free through the end of the soccer season to provide support.

Jacques was arrested Oct. 18, 2024, after authorities say his probation officer discovered he was storing CSAM on an unauthorized flash drive.

“Jacques admitted to the probation officer that he possessed an unauthorized flash drive and that he knew of the sexually explicit content on the flash drive. Jacques denied that the flash drive contained any illegal images,” according to a search warrant affidavit.

Investigators described the material in court filings as involving graphic sexual abuse of prepubescent children.

The aftermath of that arrest raises additional unanswered questions.

Authorities obtained warrants for devices at Jacques’ Newbury home, but those devices were no longer there. According to court records, a family member removed a laptop, cellphone, and an iPad from the home and took them to another location following Jacques’ arrest.

Investigators seized the devices five days later, on Oct. 23. When they were examined in November, no CSAM was found. It remains unclear what occurred during the intervening period.

Jacques began serving his five-year sentence shortly after his October arrest. Prosecutors filed new charges in December 2024 tied to the alleged August and September downloads.

Then the case stalled.

Jacques filed multiple motions seeking delays while negotiating a potential plea agreement, stretching the process out for months before last week’s indictment.

In another unusual development, every judge in the U.S. District Court in New Hampshire recused themselves from the case. It is now being handled by U.S. District Court Judge Amy Moses of Rhode Island.

The court docket does not explain the recusals, and neither the court nor the U.S. Attorney’s Office has responded to NHJournal’s requests for comment.

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