Brush Police Arrest Suspect with Child Sex Abuse Material

Brush Police Department-

In October 2024, Investigations received an email from Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) in which a cyber tip was reported from a social media platform that flagged child sex abuse material. Through weeks of investigations, several more cyber tips were assigned to investigations regarding the same suspect. Through the investigation, 45 year-old Matthew Harding of Brush, was identified as the suspect, and found to not only have possessed, but distributed several files that contained child sex abuse material.

On Thursday, February 27th, Officers with the Brush Police Department arrested Harding on a felony warrant for 64 counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child. This case is still under investigation. Harding is being held at the Morgan County Detention Center on a no- bond, pending advisement.

Matthew Harding