Former Cape police officer charged with sending sexual abuse material to children

Barnstable Superior Court grand jury indicts former man Brewster police officer He is accused of possessing and sending child sexual abuse material..

Matthew B. Marshall is charged with criminal damage to property, unlawful transmission of registration information, photographing an unsuspecting naked person, and photographs taken outside the official duties of a first responder. In one of the incidents, authorities allege, Marshall was filmed urinating all over a Dunkin’ Donuts restroom, including the sink, door and handles.

The indictments were returned on October 23, followed by a hearing on October 31.

Marshall denied all accusations. Bail was set at $1,000 cash or $10,000 surety. A pretrial conference is scheduled for Nov. 26.

His attorney, John L. Calcagni, III, was not immediately available for comment.

Marshall was arrested in July by the Massachusetts State Police Cyber Crimes Unit/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force after a reassignment, according to Cape and Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois at the time.

A report consisting of two videos

On May 3, Massachusetts State Police received a police tip. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on behalf of the social media messaging application Snapchat. Deputy District Attorney Courtney Scalise told Judge Robert A. Welsh at Marshall’s trial in Orleans Parish District Court in July that Snapchat identified an account containing two videos containing child sexual abuse material.

The second video was sent to five other Snapchat users, according to Scalise.

Scalise said that while searching his Snapchat account for other images of child sexual abuse material, investigators found other videos and photos depicting apparent crimes; these include a video allegedly showing Marshall entering a restroom at a restaurant and “peeing inside.” They applied for a second search warrant to expand their scope. Other Snapchat videos and images showed what appeared to be Criminal Justice Information System license photos. According to the report, one of the videos contained an audio recording of Marshall’s voice speaking and describing derogatory remarks about the person whose photo was displayed.

Another three-second video appeared to have been shot inside a home during a Brewster Police Department call for service. According to Scalise, the photo showed an older man with “some kind of diminished capacity” with his buttocks and genitals exposed and a diaper around his legs. He said the man was unaware he was being recorded and the video did not appear to have been taken by law enforcement. In an interview with state police on July 24, Marshall took ownership of the Snapchat account and added that the account had been hacked and disabled months ago while he was working on a detail in Yarmouth, according to the report. He denied knowing the images of the child sexual abuse material.

Resignation from police duty

At the time of the arrest, Brewster Police Chief Heath Eldredge immediately suspended Marshall’s license to carry a firearm, removed his service weapon, and placed him on administrative leave. Eldredge told Times Marshall resigned on July 31.

Marshall was hired by the Brewster Police Department as a dispatcher in 2005 and as an officer in 2007. He was suspended from duty at the time of his arrest and an internal affairs investigation was ongoing to determine his employment status, according to the department.

The Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission suspended Marshall’s law enforcement certification on July 25.

Zane Razzaq writes about housing and real estate. reach out to him [email protected]. Follow him on X @zanerazz.

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