A federal grand jury has indicted a grasp sergeant within the Massachusetts Nationwide Guard on prices of kid pornography in one other strike towards the Cape base.
Nicholas Wells, 43, who’s stationed at Otis Air Nationwide Guard Base in Sandwich as a part of the 102 Safety Forces, was arrested final month on baby pornography prices. At an preliminary look in federal courtroom in Boston, Wells consented to voluntary detention.
On Thursday, these prices had been bolstered when a federal grand jury delivered an indictment on a depend every of possession and distribution of kid pornography — with every depend carrying a most of 20 years in jail.
The following listening to within the case has not but been scheduled, in accordance with courtroom information.
The U.S. Lawyer’s workplace in Boston mentioned that investigators discovered greater than 300 photos and 100 movies of kid pornography on Wells’ private gadgets, with proof that he helped to distribute a minimum of 70 movies to others. A few of the baby pornography depicts infants.
Wells allegedly wrote at size to an undercover federal agent about his sexual want for little ladies and, much more shockingly, even claimed to have sexually assaulted two younger victims, in accordance with an affidavit filed by Particular Agent Derek Black to help the fees.
When the FBI executed a search warrant on March 5, Wells allegedly admitted to the allegations when he agreed to talk with brokers in a recorded interview.
“WELLS further admitted that he watches videos depicting child pornography and his preference is videos (and photos) that involve underage girls,” the affidavit states.
The Massachusetts Nationwide Guard advised the Herald that they eliminated Wells from his place the identical day the FBI executed the search warrant. Wells, who joined the Guard in 1998, is barred from Otis, stripped of his safety clearance and was scheduled to be separated from the group on the primary of this month.
“The charges against Nicholas Wells are very serious,” a state Nationwide Guard spokesperson advised the Herald following Wells’ preliminary arrest. “Criminal activity is not compatible with our values as an organization and will not be tolerated in our ranks.”
That is the similar base the place Guard tech help member liable for “one of the most significant leaks of classified documents and information in United States history” was stationed. Jack Teixeira was sentenced this week to fifteen years in federal jail.
