CONCORD – Dwayne Frechette, 60, of Nashua, was recently sentenced to 41 months in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material.

Following his sentence, Frechette will be on supervised release for five years. He was also ordered to pay $15,000 in restitution.

“The daily horror felt by child survivors of online child exploitation is unimaginable,” said U.S. Attorney Jane Young. “While we will never be able to erase all of the illegal images circulating online or the pain caused by crimes like the defendant’s, law enforcement in New Hampshire will continue to combat the spread of child sexual abuse material and protect these survivors from further harm as best as we can.”

Law enforcement officials identified Frechette during an undercover investigation utilizing a “peer-to-peer network to exchange CSAM.” During that time, investigators discovered a Nashua-based IP address where CSAM images were available for downloading.

Further investigation connected the IP address to a restaurant where Frechette was employed as a delivery driver. During their search, investigators confiscated Frechette’s cell phone, which held “hundreds of cached images of CSAM.”

“Every time a video or image of CSAM is shared, the harm and trauma inflicted upon a child spreads,” said Michael Krol, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England. “These cases are extremely difficult, but HSI is committed to working with our partners to protect children and ensure predators like Frechette are brought to justice.”