A NORTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, FIREFIGHTER William R. Davis, 33, resigned from the fire department last Thursday and was arrested yesterday, August 18, and charged in federal court with distribution and possession of child pornography. He is currently being held without bail pending a detention hearing on Monday.
FBI undercover agents in three cities had previously traded child pornography files and videos with Davis beginning last October. On July two agents went to his house carrying a search warrant and searched his computer and home. At that time Davis admitted that there was “a great deal” of child pornography on his computer and that he had been sharing files for four or five years. He also told the agents that he knew it was against the law but could not resist viewing and downloading the images.
The Worcester Telegram & Gazette has a detailed REPORT HERE.
A press release issued by the FBI states in part:
The complaint alleges that in October 2009, March 2010 and May 2010, DAVIS distributed images of young boys engaged in sexually explicit conduct to various undercover law enforcement officers via the Internet. On the basis of that information, the FBI obtained a search warrant for his residence. Prior to the search, DAVIS spoke with agents from the FBI and admitted that he had been trading child pornography via a hybrid peer-to-peer network on the Internet for years.
The complaint also alleges that on prior occasions DAVIS invited several minor males over to his residence to spend the night. During the visits, he served the boys alcohol and they watched pornographic movies. As a result, in 2005, DAVIS was charged with eight counts of violating state liquor laws.
Read the entire press release HERE.
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