Westport Man Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography; Released on $150k Bond

Press Release

On August 15th, 2022, Westport Police initiated an investigation into the possession of suspected child pornography by a local resident after receiving a cybertip from National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).  The images contained in the cybertip were confirmed child pornography and the supplier of the cybertip provided the name of John Minehan as the person allegedly responsible for downloading the content.

Along with the provided images and suspect name, NCMEC also provided an IP address of the device(s) used to download the content.  Search warrants were executed to identify the subscriber of the IP address which confirmed the name on the cybertip as John Minehan of Westport, CT.  The Westport Police Detective Bureau executed a search warrant at the residence on October 21st, 2022 and seized several items of evidence suspected of containing child pornography.  A warrant was applied for and granted. 

On November 28th, 2022, Mr. Minehan turned himself into Westport Police where he was charged with the Possession of Child Pornography 1st degree and released on a $150,000.00 bond with a court date of December 8th, 2022, at Stamford Superior Court.