Millers Falls man faces child pornography charges

NORTHAMPTON – A Millers Falls man pleaded not guilty to charges related to child pornography Tuesday, May 18, following his arrest Monday.

Jacob R. Wrisley, 40, formerly of Shelburne, was arraigned on four counts of possession of child pornography in Greenfield District Court Tuesday before Judge Mark Pasquariello. The judge set bail at $2,500 cash with conditions that Wrisley: have no unsupervised contact with any child under 18 including by electronic platforms; have no overnight stays where children under 18 are present; not work or volunteer for any organization that serves children under 18; report according to a schedule to the probation department and notify probation if he moves.

The case was continued to June 17 for a pretrial conference.

The case came to the attention of police investigators when they received a cyber tip related to child pornography from National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. After executing search warrants at Wrisley’s home in Shelburne, his car and interviewing Wrisley, police placed Wrisley under arrest at about 3:10 p.m. Monday. At his booking, the Greenfield District Court Clerk Magistrate set bail at $10,000.

Northwestern Assistant District Attorney Anne Yereniuk handled the arraignment asking to keep the $10,000 bail. Defense attorney Jack Godleski asked for $1,000 cash.