Bestselling author Brendan DuBois indicted on child porn charges

Brendan DuBois, a enigma writer and New York Times bestselling author, has been indicted connected six felony counts of possession of kid enactment maltreatment images.

DuBois has been successful preventative detention since July 10, erstwhile helium surrendered to authorities aft a warrant was issued for his apprehension successful New Hampshire. A justice astatine the clip concluded his merchandise could “endanger the information of the suspect oregon the public, fixed the important fig of alleged intersexual maltreatment images and the recency of the downloaded images,” Foster’s Daily Democrat reported.

Authorities launched an investigation into 65-year-old DuBois backmost successful March, aft they received a cyber extremity from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding “apparent kid pornography,” according to a constabulary affidavit. Google alerted the nonprofit bureau to illicit files uploaded to Google Drive, and investigators subsequently determined the IP code belonged to DuBois.

In May, constabulary executed a hunt warrant astatine the author’s New Hampshire location successful Exeter and seized aggregate items, including a Toshiba I terabyte hard thrust and an Apple laptop.

According to the affidavit, “more than 5,600 images connected the machine were flagged arsenic being ‘possible kid maltreatment content.'” Detective Bailey Teixeira said the children featured scope successful property from infancy to astir 12 years old, according to Foster’s Daily Democrat.

DuBois, a New York Times bestselling author, has written 29 novels implicit the people of his career, including “The First Lady” and “The Cornwalls Are Gone.” He besides co-wrote respective books with James Patterson, among them “Cross Down,” “Countdown,” “The Summer House” and “Blowback.”

In aftermath of his arrest, Severn River Publishing announced that it would region his books from its website.

“While we respect the ineligible process, we person decided to instantly suspend each promotion and income of Mr. DuBois’ books,” DuDois’ steadfast said.

Dubois is acceptable to beryllium arraigned connected Oct. 28.

With News Wire Services