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AK24116620

Location: Wasilla
Type: Possession of Child Pornography

Dispatch Text:

In November 2022, the Alaska Bureau of Investigation Technical Crime Unit conducted an online investigation for child sexual abuse material (CSAM).  The investigation revealed a user who was downloading and sharing CSAM files online.  The user was identified as Steven Manasco, age 39 of Wasilla.  On 12/16/24, Manasco was contacted by the TCU, ABI Mat-Su, and US Department of Homeland Security Investigations, and found to be in possession of CSAM files.  Manasco was arrested without incident on five counts of Possession of Child Pornography and remanded to Mat-Su Pretrial facility on no bail.

Posted on 12/16/2024 4:57:23 PM by SOA\nlbucknall

Posting Section: AK Bureau of Investigation