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Pawned computer leads to child porn charges

By "eAdvocate"

1-6-2011 New Hampshire: MANCHESTER, N.H. ? A 36-year-old convicted New Hampshire sex offender is being held on $100,000 cash bail after he was arrested for having graphic images of child sex abuse on a computer he had pawned. Jonathan Perfetto appeared in court Wednesday, a day after he arrested. A pawn shop owner alerted police to the images. Court documents say Perfetto told police that the computer belonged to him and that he was the only user. He said he used public places, such as the libraries in Manchester, because he didn?t have internet access on his own. Officer Steve Mangone tells WMUR-TV the authorities were hoping to send a message with the high bail. Perfetto had previously served seven years in prison on a child pornography conviction...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on January 06, 2011 (boomark / email).