A Brewster police officer was arrested on child pornography offenses and has since been put on leave from his department.

“The allegations against Matthew Marshall are offensive and absolutely not in line with the policies and values of the Brewster Police Department,” Brewster Police Chief Heath Eldredge said in a statement Thursday. “These actions do not represent the standards of the hardworking members of the Department. Our officers stand committed to serving the community with integrity and are dedicated to building and maintaining public trust.”

Marshall was arraigned at Orleans District Court this morning on charges of possession of child pornography, dissemination of child pornography, defacement of real or personal property, unlawful communication of record information and photos taken outside of first responder’s official duties, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s office.

Marshall posted $1,000 bail and was released. He was ordered to stay away from and have no contact with minors except for his daughter, to surrender all firearms, and to submit to have all of his internet-capable electronic devices to be monitored by probation.

Criminal allegations

An MSP report included in court documents describes at least two videos saved within Marshall’s Snapchat account that depicts pubescent teen girls displaying “lewd and lascivious” behaviors, including displaying genitalia. At least one of the videos appeared to have been shared by Marshall’s account to five other Snapchat users. Snapchat is a social media platform to share photos and videos that is primarily known for its auto-deletion features.

Marshall’s phone also held alleged evidence of other criminal breaches, including videos of Marshall, while in uniform, peeing onto the sink and faucets of a Dunkin’ Donuts location, “in a manner to deface and mar the restroom and spoil its sanitary condition for other patrons,” the police report states.

Marshall is also accused of producing a Snapchat video of an “elderly male individual in a state of nudity with his buttocks and genitals exposed” in what appears to be a medical emergency call, “without the knowledge or consent of the elderly subject in a sensitive private police interaction not meant for release on social media.”

The report also alleges that Marshall shared private Criminal Justice Information System database information to other Snapchat users in videos that Marshall narrated with “derogatory remarks” about whoever’s private information he was sharing.

“The identity of the Snapchat recipients of this personally protected information (PII) is unknown, however, the use of a social media app to transmit PII coupled with audio narrative and defamatory messaging is not the practice of law enforcement,” the report states.

When arrested at around 3 p.m. at the Brewster PD, Marshall admitted the Snapchat account was his, but that it “was hacked and deactivated, months ago.” He said he “doesn’t download child pornography,” that he did recall a service “call with a male in his underwear,” and that while at first he didn’t “recall” the sink-peeing incident he later said “it was stupid,” according to the report.

Employment history

The Brewster PD hired Marshall as a dispatcher in 2005, according to the department, and he was made an officer two years later.

Members of the Massachusetts State Police Cyber Crimes Unit/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested Marshall following his shift Wednesday afternoon, according to the DA.

Brewster PD relieved Marshall of duty and placed him under an internal affairs investigation to determine his future employment status.

“Chief Eldredge has notified the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission so that POST may take appropriate actions regarding Marshall’s certification to work as a police officer,” the Brewster PD statement adds.