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Boston Globe
09-05-2025
- Boston Globe
Music teacher from Cambridge facing new child porn charges
That man, identified as 27-year-old Christopher Allan Tisoy, was also charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of minors, US Attorney Leah B. Foley's office said in a statement. The two men were ordered held following their initial appearance Thursday in federal court. Each is due back in court next week, the statement said. At the time of his initial arrest, DeWitte was teaching at Buckingham Browne & Nichols Lower School, a private school in Cambridge. He was previously employed Cambridge Public Schools, the Globe reported. DeWitte was first flagged in December 2024 when a Snapchat file linked to his account was found to show the abuse of a boy between the ages of eight and 10, the statement said. Advertisement Additional Snapchat records showed DeWitte had solicited explicit photos and videos from purported minors, shared some of his own, and discussed past and possible future in‑person meetups, according to the statement. Cambridge police arrested him on Jan. 9 based on those findings; he was later released under court‑imposed conditions, the statement said. The arrest resulted in the seizure and search of his phone, uncovering Telegram messages with Tisoy, a medical technologist at Baltimore's Sinai Hospital who lived in the Philippines until September 2024, the statement said. Advertisement In those chats, they allegedly arranged for DeWitte to pay Tisoy to produce child pornography of boys in the Philippines to DeWitte's specifications, the statement said. The conversations identified four minor boys by name and arranged for pornography involving at least two of them in the Philippines. Between July 3, 2023 and Dec. 27, 2024, DeWitte sent 87 payments to Tisoy, totaling approximately $23,752, in exchange for the videos, the statement said. Material from previous Globe stories was used in this report. Rita Chandler can be reached at
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Former Mass. music teacher, Filipino man both federally charged with sexual exploitation of children
Two men are both being charged with one count of sexual exploitation of minors, the U.S. Attorney's office announced. Joshua DeWitte, 50, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Christopher Allan Tisoy, 27, a Filipino national residing in Baltimore, are both being charged with one count each of sexual exploitation of minors (and attempt and conspiracy). According to charging documents, at the time of the incident, DeWitte was a music teacher at a school in Massachusetts, while Tisoy was a citizen of the Philippines who had lawfully entered the country in September 2024 on an H1-B Visa. Tisoy was working as a medical technologist at the Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. The charging documents detail that back in December 2024, DeWitte was the owner of a Snapchat account that was uploading files of suspected child sexual abuse material (CSAM) of a boy between the ages of 8-10. Records that were obtained from Snapchat showed that back in September 2024, DeWitte engaged in multiple sexual conversations with minors. In those conversations, DeWitte would allegedly ask for nude pictures and then send pictures of his penis. DeWitte would then discuss previous and potential in-person meetups to engage in sexual relations with minors. DeWitte also allegedly paid and offered to pay another Snapchat user to make child porn and recruit minor boys for himself. Police used the information to obtain a search warrant for DeWitte's Cambridge home in January, where they arrested DeWitte and charged him with six counts of disseminating obscene material to a child, one count of distribution of material depicting a child in a sexual act, and one count of possession of child pornography. He was later released on conditions. A forensic examination of DeWite's cell phone revealed a conversation he had on the app 'Telegram' with another user, where he allegedly shared videos, stating 'I was in the Philippines. Most of my vids are from there and that's where I was with a 10 yo and 12. 16 yo in Japan and Korea;' and 'I have a contact there…He only records vids of the boys or arranges for my visit.' Older conversations between Tisoy and DeWitte were found on the cell phone, in which the two discussed four minor boys by name, and arranged for the production of videos depicting the sexual exploitation of at least two minor boys in the Philippines. In the same conversation, DeWitte and Tisoy both negotiated the details of the videos of the minors, including: Which minors should be involved Which sex acts should the minors perform Who should film, including whether a third party or one of the minors themselves should film What angles should be filmed How much should DeWitte pay Tisoy for each video The negotiation also included the sexual preferences of both men, determining what the two would find most sexually gratifying. Tisoy then relayed instructions to the minors on what to produce. Between the dates of July 3, 2023, and Dec. 27, 2024, DeWitte made a total of 87 PayPal payments to Tisoy, ranging anywhere from $27 to $958. The total sum of all payments was $23,752. Tisoy was arrested on May 7 in Baltimore, and DeWitte was arrested today. DeWitte is expected to be detained following his appearance in Boston Federal Court while he awaits a scheduled hearing on May 12, while Tisoy is also expected to be detained pending a hearing scheduled for May 14. This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
Cambridge teacher, Maryland man charged in federal child exploitation case
BOSTON (WWLP) – A former Massachusetts music teacher and a man residing in Maryland face federal charges for allegedly conspiring to sexually exploit minor boys in the Philippines. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Joshua DeWitte, 50, of Cambridge, and Christopher Allan Tisoy, 27, a Filipino national living in Baltimore, were each charged with one count of sexual exploitation of minors, including attempt and conspiracy. Authorities say DeWitte paid more than $23,000 to Tisoy in exchange for video footage documenting the abuse of children overseas. DeWitte was arrested Wednesday and appeared in federal court in Boston, where he was ordered held pending a detention hearing set for May 12. Tisoy, who entered the U.S. in September 2024 on an H-1B visa and works as a medical technologist at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, was arrested Tuesday in Maryland. He is scheduled for a detention hearing on May 14 in the District of Maryland. According to the criminal complaint, DeWitte was identified in December 2024 as the user of a Snapchat account that uploaded suspected child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including a video showing a boy estimated to be between eight and ten years old. Further investigation allegedly uncovered sexually explicit conversations DeWitte had with Snapchat users posing as minors, during which he solicited nude images, sent photos of himself, and discussed arranging in-person encounters. Authorities also allege DeWitte offered money to other Snapchat users to acquire child pornography and help recruit minor boys. Following the discovery, state police executed a search warrant at DeWitte's Cambridge residence in January 2025, leading to his arrest on state charges including dissemination of obscene material to a child and possession of child pornography. He was released on conditions before the federal charges were filed this week. A forensic examination of DeWitte's cellphone revealed disturbing conversations via the Telegram messaging app, according to prosecutors. In one exchange, DeWitte allegedly boasted about prior abuse overseas, writing, 'I was in the Philippines. Most of my vids are from there, and that's where I was with a 10 yo and 12. 16 yo in Japan and Korea.' Investigators say DeWitte's communications with Tisoy included discussions about which boys to exploit, what acts they should perform, and how the footage should be recorded–including camera angles and whether a third party or the victims themselves should film. The pair allegedly exchanged preferences to tailor the videos to their gratification, with Tisoy instructing the victims accordingly. Between July 2023 and December 2024, DeWitte allegedly sent 87 PayPal payments to Tisoy ranging from $27 to $958, totaling approximately $23,752. These payments were reportedly made in direct exchange for videos documenting the sexual exploitation of minors. The charge of sexual exploitation of a minor, including attempt and conspiracy, carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison and a maximum of 30 years, along with up to a $250,000 fine and supervised release ranging from five years to life. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
