Bountiful man charged for possessing more than 2,000 files of CSAM, documents say

BOUNTIFUL, Utah (ABC4) — A Bountiful man has been arrested and charged with allegedly distributing and possessing thousands of files of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Jonah David Hatfield, 24, has been charged with six counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, a first-degree felony, and four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony.

According to documents, on Jan. 23, 2025, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received information from a service provider about an email account that had uploaded child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

This information was sent to the Utah Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. Law enforcement investigated the account, and over the course of time were able to serve several search warrants and court orders that led them to finding Hatfield, a Bountiful resident.

On July 15, a search warrant was served at his residence, documents say. Officers made contact with Hatfield, and in an interview, he admitted that the email was his, and he knew that Google had locked the account for “suspicious activity.” Hatfield allegedly told police that although the email was his, he was not aware of the CSAM on the account and didn’t know who could have accessed it.

During the execution of the search warrant, several of Hatfield’s electronic devices were identified and searched. According to documents, CSAM was located on these devices, and more than 2,000 files of CSAM were on his laptop.

Not only did Hatfield allegedly possess CSAM, but investigators say he also distributed it, and several files were found in his “sent” folder.

Hatfield was arrested and booked into the Davis County Jail. He is currently being held without bail due to the risk he poses to children online and in the community.