Woonsocket Man Charged with Child Porn Possession

A 34-year-old Woonsocket man has been charged with possession of child pornography.

Jeremy Gagnon, 34, was arrested Wednesday morning by members of the Rhode Island State Police Computer Crimes Unit/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force after an investigation that began with a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Col. Steven G. O’Donnell, superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police, said in a statement that the NCMEC reported someone from Rhode Island uploaded child pornography to a Microsoft OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) online storage account.

The Internet connection at Gagnon’s 22 Bellevue Ave. address was used to upload the images, police said, and Gagnon was arrested after ICAC task force members executed a search warrant at his house where police found even more child porn on digital media at his apartment.

Police seized laptops, cell phones and storage devices for further forensic examination.

Gagnon does not appear to have had any inappropriate contact with children, police said.

Gagnon was arraigned this morning in Sixth Division District Court and released on $2,000 surety bail. He is due to return to court on July 7 for a prearraignment conference. He was also ordered not to use the Internet or have any contact with children.