Taylorsville man arrested for CSAM, allegedly admitted to selling it online

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (ABC4) — A Taylorsville man is behind bars after police investigated his account for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). After his arrest, he allegedly admitted he was selling CSAM online.

Nicolas Jay Haynes, 31, was arrested on three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. He has yet to be formally charged.

According to the arrest statement, on July 10, 2024, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received a tip. The tip was from an internet provider, who provided the IP address of a user believed to be uploading CSAM depicting young girls.

NCMEC collected the IP address and files and forwarded the information to the Utah Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. ICAC began investigating, filing several search warrants and court orders to obtain additional information about the user.

Eventually, the account was connected to Haynes, and ICAC served a warrant on his home and vehicle on Oct. 22, 2025. On scene forensics reportedly discovered that Haynes possessed CSAM across multiple of his electronic devices. The files found matched those associated with the initial NCMEC tip.

In speaking with the police, Haynes allegedly admitted to viewing CSAM on his phone. He said that he has been viewing it “off and on since last year.” According to documents, Haynes further admitted that he was selling CSAM using his mobile device, and used a cloud to store the CSAM that he had sold.

Haynes was arrested and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail, where he is currently being held without bail.