NH Man Arrested In Nashua On Computer, Indecent Exposure Charges

NASHUA, NH — Police in Nashua are accusing a Tamworth man of communicating with an officer who he thought was a girl.

In November 2020, a detective in the department’s Crimes Against Children unit, who has a number of online undercover profiles, accused Troy Drew, 34, of Northway Road in Tamworth, of communicating with him in a Kik chatroom. During the “initial conversation,” the detective informed him that he was a 14-year-old girl, “which he acknowledged,” according to an affidavit. The detective, during the course of conversations, reminded Drew that he was an underage girl “several times,” the report said.

In December 2020, while chatting on WhatsApp, the detective accused Drew of sending him a selfie, which the detective later confirmed to be him based on a Maine license, as well as a picture of an erect male genitalia, the affidavit said.

“Additionally,” the detective wrote, “Drew spoke about wanting to engage in sexual intercourse with (the online profile) if they were to meet.”

During the course of the investigation, the Nashua detective found out that Georgetown and Newbury MA police detectives were also investigating the Kik account.

On Jan. 19, two detectives made contact with Drew in Ossipee about the investigation. The reporting detective accused him of admitting to being the owner of the Kik account that was being investigated and communicating with the police detective in Nashua, thinking he was a girl. A warrant was then issued for his arrest.

Drew, according to the affidavit, was first arrested by Massachusetts’ Internet Crimes Against Children team and later, extradited back to New Hampshire.

Drew was arrested on Thursday and held without bail. He was arraigned in Hillsborough County Superior Court South on Friday.

According to the Newburyport News, Drew was arrested in Massachusetts in January and was sentenced in Newbury District Court in August on obscene matter charges. He received a suspended sentence.

Anyone with more information regarding these cases or would like to anonymously report cases of child exploitation can call the Nashua Police Department crime line 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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