Manchester Man, Hooksett School District Paraprofessional Faces Child Sexual Abuse Images Charges

MANCHESTER, NH — A man from Manchester was arrested on possession of child sexual abuse images after a multi-month investigation by police.

Henry Clark, 59, of Manchester, was arrested on 12 felony counts on Monday after police received a tip from an outside agency concerning the possession of abusive images, Heather Hamel, the public information officer for police.

“Through the investigation,” she said, “the Manchester Police Cyber Crime Unit identified an address in the city and secured a search warrant for devices at the home. Devices belonging to Clark were found to have numerous child sexual abuse images on them.”

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A warrant was issued for his arrest, and he was charged on Monday with 12 counts.

According to ManchesterInkLink.com, Clark was a paraprofessional in Hooksett on medical leave at the time of the arrest.

The school superintendent, William Rearick, upon hearing about the arrest, notified Clark’s staffing agency and stated he would no longer be working for the district. He said there was no indication any students were involved in any of the alleged actions or images or that anyone else in the district was involved in the case.

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