Ex-TSA Employee Facing 10 Child Porn Charges

Londonderry Police have charged a former Transportation Security Administration employee with 10 counts of child pornography after more than 1,000 images of child sexual abuse and pornography were found on his laptop computer and thumb drives.

Miguel Angel Quinones, 38, of 67 Whittemore Ave., Manchester turned himself in to Londonderry Police at 12:34 p.m. Wednesday, a day after the department issued a warrant for his arrest. He was ordered held on $25,000 cash bail.

On Jan. 2 of this year, Londonderry Police said they were notified by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that Quinones was being investigated for possession of child pornography. He voluntarily turned over his personal computer and three USB thumb drives to ICAC investigators. The laptop and thumb drives were located in Londonderry at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in his personal, employment locker. Quinones was then an employee of the Transportation Security Administration.

ICAC asked Londonderry Police to apply for a search warrant for the computer and thumb drives, and assisted with the forensic search once the warrant was approved.

On May 23, Londonderry Police received the results of the forensic search, and were notified that more than 1,000 images and one video contained what appeared to be child sexual abuse and pornography.