Sam Clouthier (aka Sammy Clouthier) is a 44 year old man from Carlsbad, New Mexico. He worked as a police officer with the New Mexico State Police. Police have accused Clouthier of possessing illicit material of children.
Sam Clouthier Allegations
Sam Clouthier Arrested. “Federal investigators started looking into the State Police sergeant in April after a tip was sent to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Clouthier’s Verizon cloud account was flagged for having a photo depicting child sex abuse. A search warrant for the account revealed a total of 34 files. In an interview with investigators, Clouthier reportedly said he “has been struggling through cycles of downloading and deleting images of young girls for a long time.” Prosecutors filings said a LinkedIn page for Clouthier indicates the 18-year officer is also a “high school basketball official with the NMAA.”” [KRQE]
Court Documents: Clouthier Admitted Crimes To FBI. “In July, Verizon responded to a subpoena with information that the phone number linked to Clouthier was used by two flip phones, one of which was used to store child sexual abuse material, the document said Clouthier was interviewed by the FBI July 20, and said he had downloaded and viewed illegal images of young girls for a long time, according to the court document.” [KOAT]
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