Nashua Man Accused Of Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Images

NASHUA, NH — A Gate City man is facing a dozen felony charges after police received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a possible child sexual abuse images case.

In February, police received information from the center about the exploitation of children on the Internet, according to Lt. Brian Trefry of the department’s special investigations division. The cyber crimes against children unit looked into the information and identified James Kaupelis, 28, of Kessler Farm Drive in Nashua, as a suspect.

“During a search of Kaupelis’ apartment, an electronic device was located and forensically examined,” he said. “Upon that forensic examination, police located child sexual abuse images.”

Kaupelis was arrested on Monday on 12 felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse images. He was released on $2,500 cash bail and will be arraigned.

If anyone has further information regarding this case or would like to anonymously report cases of child exploitation, call the Nashua Police Department crime line 603-589-1665. Trefry said the department was an affiliate of the Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC) Task Force, working to combat child exploitation in New Hampshire. More information about its work can be found the New Hampshire ICAC Task Force website at www.nhicac.org or follow on Facebook @NewHampshireICAC or Instagram @NewHampshireICAC.

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