Elderly Nashua Man Accused Of Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Images

NASHUA, NH — A man from Nashua was arrested earlier this month after police accused him of possessing thousands of child sexual abuse images and videos.

In August 2024, Nashua police received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, accusing a Gate City man of possessing child sexual abuse images. Detectives in the city’s cybercrimes against children unit further the investigation and identified Scott McDougald, 75, of Dartmouth Street in Nashua, as the suspect in the case, according to Sgt. John Cinelli, the public information officer and communications division supervisor of the Nashua Police Department.

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“The Nashua Police Department, with the assistance of the New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, executed a search warrant on McDougald’s residence,” he said. “They seized several electronic devices, which were found to possess thousands of images and videos of child sexual abuse material.”

A warrant was issued for his arrest on 10 counts and he turned himself in to police. McDougald was held at the Hillsborough County Jail and was scheduled to be arraigned on Feb. 13 in Nashua District Court.

Anyone with more information about this case was asked to call the Nashua Police Department Crime Line at 603-589-1665.

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