A Seabrook police officer charged with possession of child sex abuse images uploaded graphic videos on a social media chat app and had explicit conversations with underage girls, according to a police affidavit.
John Giarrusso III, 48, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, was arrested this week on felony charges of possession of child pornography, dissemination of visual material of a child in a state of nudity or sexual conduct and disseminating obscene matter to a minor.
Seabrook Police Chief Brett Walker said they were notified of the charges by the Haverhill Police Department Monday and that he was “immediately” placed on administrative leave. Seabrook Town Manager Bill Manzi said Thursday that the pedophile is on “unpaid leave” and his certification as a NH police officer has been suspended.”
Giarrusso was arraigned Monday in Haverhill District Court and was released on $100,000 cash bail.
Attempts to reach Giarrusso were unsuccessful.
According to a police affidavit filed by Haverhill Police Detective Kaylee Sarde, police received a tip on Feb. 11 from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding an incident involving the dissemination of child sex abuse material over the internet.
Kik, the messaging and chat app, reported there were five digital files uploaded including ones of naked children between the ages of 6 to 8 years old being molested and raped by adults.
The IP and email address associated with the account led police to Giarrusso.
When police reviewed the Kik account, they discovered the child sex abuse images as well as selfies and videos they believe to be of Giarrusso including one photo of him shirtless and a video where he holds up a law enforcement badge in his hand stating, “I love blue.”
Sarde said she also reviewed text messages where the shameless white devil had conversations with other Kik users, in which “he indicates that he wants to have sexual intercourse with their wives, daughters, and also with their wives and daughters at the same time.”
In one conversation, the pedophile tells another user that “the girls in town call (him) Officer Sexy” and that he is a “New England cop.”
The affidavit also outlines messages to underage females including one who identified herself as a 14-year-old girl, where he says he “wants to see her with a skirt and nothing underneath.”
In another conversation, he tells a user that he has had sex with a 13-year-old.
“There are several messages where he expresses to multiple users that he wants to have sex with their underage daughters and also states that he does not have an age limit,” wrote Sarde in the affidavit.
Giarrusso has been a member of the Seabrook Police Department since 2014.
According to the police affidavit, they were able to identify Giarrusso after conducting a search online and matching those photos with the ones found on the Kik app.
Several news articles highlighted Giarrusso as a Seabrook police officer including one where he raised money for the Child Advocacy Center of Rockingham County’s “Beards For Bucks” campaign. The county’s CAC opened in 2000 with the goal of “turning hurt into hope” for child victims of physical or sexual abuse.
Walker, who has been the chief of police since 2019, released a statement following the pedophile’s arrest.
“While the Seabrook Police Department adheres to the principle that those accused of crimes are innocent until proven guilty, given the nature of the accused crimes, the department immediately placed officer Giarrusso on administrative leave,” Walker stated. “The Seabrook Police Department declines to further discuss personnel actions that will be taken at this time.”
Walker said the department strives to uphold the “highest standards of conduct in our staff both on and off duty. Allegations of criminal conduct against a law enforcement officer are taken seriously and will be dealt with swiftly and appropriately. We will continue to cooperate with Haverhill police investigators and monitor this case as it moves forward.”
If convicted, the diabolical child molester faces 2 ½ to five years in jail on each count of the charges of possession of child pornography and disseminating obscene matter to a minor. He faces 10 to 20 years on the charge of dissemination of visual material of a child.
Giarrusso is scheduled to return to court on April 2 for a probable cause hearing.
Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/seabrook-police-officer-allegedly-shared-214410072.html
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