A 74-year-old New Orleans man is facing 62 felony counts after investigators say he spent months sharing child sexual abuse material from his Zimpel Street home before agents raided the property and seized multiple devices. Thomas Patrick Christopher Holman was arrested Wednesday, September 16, and booked into New Orleans Parish Prison, where bond information remained unknown at the time officials released details of the case.
According to the Louisiana Office of the Attorney General, the case began when the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation opened a proactive probe into the active sharing of child sexual abuse material on a peer-to-peer network. Investigators determined that Holman shared multiple videos over the course of several months from his residence in New Orleans, the office said. Agents then executed a search warrant at his home and discovered multiple devices containing the material, per the same release.
Holman was booked on 50 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material involving children under the age of 13 and 12 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, the attorney general's office reported. WWL-TV additionally reported that Holman faces six counts of sexual abuse of an animal, and that he was taken to the Orleans Parish Justice Center following his arrest.
A Joint Agency Effort
The investigation was carried out jointly by the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, the New Orleans Police Department, the Kenner Police Department, the St. Charles Sheriff's Office, and Homeland Security Investigations, according to the attorney general's release. Officials said the case remains ongoing, though no further details about additional suspects or evidence have been disclosed.
The case echoes a similar arrest earlier this year in St. Tammany Parish, where 66-year-old David Dansereau of Slidell was arrested in June following a cybertip involving suspected child sexual abuse material, per a report from Collins & Imsda. In that case, investigators said a forensic examination of Dansereau's electronic devices revealed evidence of abuse material involving children under 13, and he was booked on 500 counts. That investigation, which involved the Covington Police Department, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security Investigations, remains ongoing as well, with the outlet noting that additional charges or arrests may still be forthcoming.
What Comes Next
No court date, plea, or attorney information has been made public in Holman's case, and the Louisiana Attorney General's Office has not released a bond amount. Officials have described the investigation as continuing, leaving open the possibility of further developments as the case moves through the Orleans Parish court system.
