District of Connecticut | New Hampshire man admits to making child sexual abuse images

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that DAVID EDDY, 59, of Manchester, New Hampshire, has waived his right to face charges and has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven. child exploitation crimes arising from his sexual abuse of a young girl.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in September 2022, Eddy sexually abused an underage girl, who was approximately five years old, and used his cell phone to take photos of his sexual abuse of the victim. Analysis of Eddy’s phone revealed more than 150 images and videos of child sexual abuse of the minor victim and other minor victims of sexual abuse.

On September 25, 2024, Eddy pleaded guilty to one count of production of child pornography, which carries a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 15 years and a maximum prison sentence of 30 years, and one count of possession of child pornography, which carries a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 15 years and a maximum prison sentence of 30 years. a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. No sentencing date has been scheduled.

Eddy has been in custody since October 2022, when he was arrested on related state charges. State charges are pending.

This case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Simsbury Police Department, with assistance from the Manchester (NH) Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anastasia King.

This prosecution is part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood Initiative, which aims to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit www.justice.gov/psc.

To report cases of child exploitation, visit www.cybertipline.com.