Another Mass. Man Is Accused Of Trying To Set Up Sex With A Child

NASHUA, NH — Computer forensics officers with the Nashua Police Department were busy working in November on another case where a Massachusetts man was accused of attempting to set up a sexual encounter with a person he thought was a child. The officers began an investigation of David Niemi, 39, of Champlain Street in Dracut, MA, who "was communicating with a person Niemi believed to be a child," according to Lt. Daniel Mederos of the Criminal Investigation Division of the Nashua Police Department.

"During the course of this investigation, Niemi agreed to travel to a location in Nashua to engage in sexual contact with a person Niemi believed to be a child," Mederos said. "As a result of the investigation, Niemi was arrested on Nov. 21, 2019, after traveling to this location to meet the person he believed to be a child."

Niemi was charged with attempted felonious sexual assault and certain uses of computer services prohibited, both Class B felonies, punishable by up to seven years in prison for each count and fines. He was released on $500 cash bail and is due Hillsborough County Superior Court-South on Dec. 5.

Mederos said the Nashua Police Department is an affiliate of the Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC) Task Force, working to combat child exploitation in New Hampshire. Nearly 20 men have been arrested on charges during the past six months based on the work by the department. While most have been from the Granite State, a number of them have been from Massachusetts.

If anyone has further information regarding this case, they are encouraged to contact the Nashua Police Department at 603-594-3500 or they can anonymously report information or cases of child exploitation to the Nashua Police Department Crime Line at 603-589-1665.

Editor's note: This post was derived from information supplied by the Nashua Police Department and does not indicate a conviction. This link explains the removal request process for New Hampshire Patch police reports.

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