Employee at a hospital in Massachusetts accused of possessing and disseminating child pornography

A Massachusetts hospital employee is facing some disturbing charges.

According to police, on Monday, Barnstable Police Detectives, with the assistance of the United States Secret Service Cyber Fraud Task Force executed a search warrant at a residence located in Marstons Mills. As a result of the search warrant and follow-up investigation, 38-year-old Scott Grella of Marstons Mills was arrested on multiple Child Pornography charges.

This search warrant and subsequent arrest was the result of a CyberTip received by the Massachusetts State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that was assigned to a task force officer from the Barnstable Police Department Investigative Services Division. The CyberTip alleged that an online account, later identified to be Grella’s, possessed and disseminated child pornography. The investigation also revealed that at least one of Grella’s digital devices contained child pornography at the time of his arrest.

Grella was arrested and then booked at the Barnstable Police Department on the charges of Possession of Child Pornography and Dissemination of Child Pornography.

He was arraigned at Barnstable District Court on Tuesday and was ordered held on $3,000 cash bail. He is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on May 12th.

According to Boston 25 News, Grella is an employee at South Shore Hospital and has been placed on administrative leave.

The investigation remains ongoing at this time. The case is being prosecuted by the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office.