NH University Professor Arrested On Child Sexual Abuse Charges

MANCHESTER, NH — Manchester police arrested Joshua Dallaire, 37, of Manchester and charged him with crimes involving distributing and possessing child sexual abuse images Wednesday.

MPD Spokesperson Heather Hamel said, "This was the result of a 6-week long, joint investigation by the Manchester Police Department’s Cybercrime Unit and the New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children (NH ICAC) Task Force."

Hamel said the case dates back to Sept. 7 when the Manchester Police Cybercrime Unit received a CyberTip forwarded by the NH ICAC, regarding child sexual abuse images showing up on a messaging app account. Through its investigation, officers determined the IP address used for this activity was local, tracing it to Dallaire’s address, on Pine Street in Manchester, Hamel said.

MPD executed a search warrant on Oct. 20. Subsequent forensic examination uncovered multiple images and videos on a cell phone belonging to Dallaire, she said.

"Dallaire was arrested yesterday and charged with 3 counts of Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Images, for disseminating images over the internet,” Hamel said.

Dallaire is also accused of 3 counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Images for having images on his phone. All charges Dallaire is accused of are felony level charges. Dallaire is scheduled to be arraigned in Hillsborough County Court in Manchester on Thursday.

According to Joshua Dallaire’s LinkedIn account, he is listed as currently working for several colleges and schools: SNHU - Adjunct Professor Of English 2014 to Present; Manchester Community College - Tutoring Program Coordinator June 2019 to Present; Londonderry NH School District - October 2013 to Present. He also claimed in his profile to be involved a number of youth organizations.

Dallaire ran for Mayor of Manchester in the primaries held in September 2017. According to online records, he received 74 votes.