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Concord Man Pleads Guilty to Federal CSAM Charge

A 50-year-old New Hampshire man has pleaded guilty to federal child sexual abuse material charges in an open, developing case.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 9:17 a.m. ET
David Dolloff, age 50, of Concord, guilty on August 11, 2026, in federal court to a one-count indictment charging him with possession of child sexual abuse material, according to an official record from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire. U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announced the plea in the developing case. Dolloff was indicted by a federal grand jury in January 2026. According to court documents, federal officials began an investigation into Dolloff in July 2025 after learning he had subscribed to a darknet website dedicated to streaming child sexual abuse material. Local authorities searched his home last August and located a thumb drive containing nearly 500 files depicting child sexual abuse material, alongside a digital business card with Dolloff's picture and a document listing his name. Dolloff was previously convicted of possession of child sexual abuse material in Hillsborough County Superior Court in 2015. Under the charging statutes, Dolloff faces a statutory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years, with the final sentence to be determined and imposed by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. The investigation was led by Homeland Security Investigations with assistance from the Concord Police Department, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Shannon is prosecuting the case under Project Safe Childhood. Sentencing details remain pending in the open proceeding.

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