Town of Dewitt, NY-The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office Computer Crimes squad received multiple cyber-tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, in which a subject, identified as Andrew R. Bouchard 36, had been involved in possessing and promoting Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).
Detectives began investigating and the investigation revealed Bouchard was in possession of approximately 862 images and videos depicting CSAM. Many of the images and videos were of children, both boys and girls, under the age of 12.
A search warrant was executed at his residence at 101 Waldorf Pkwy, in the Town of Dewitt, several electronic devices were recovered. Friday 2-10-2023 Bouchard was arrested for 9 counts each of Promoting a Sexual Performance by a Child and Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child.
Bouchard is currently in custody at the Justice Center. The OCSO Computer Crimes squad participates in the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.