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CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – A veteran state police officer out of Carlsbad is now in federal custody, accused of possessing child 
. A newly filed criminal complaint accuses 44-year-old Sergeant Sam Clouthier of possessing and transferring child , through the use of an internet cloud storage account.
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.”
. A newly filed criminal complaint accuses 44-year-old Sergeant Sam Clouthier of possessing and transferring child , through the use of an internet cloud storage account.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.”
