Tremonton fire chief arrested for sharing child sex abuse material, police say

TREMONTON — An investigation into a person sharing child sex abuse material resulted in the arrest of the Tremonton fire chief.
Jan 31 / KSL TV
Det. Crystal Beck with the Brigham City Police Department confirmed with KSL that Ned Brady Hansen, 54, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of eight second-degree felony charges of sexual exploitation of a minor.

According to the police affidavit, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received a tip from a social media platform (KIK) that an account was sharing videos and images of child sex abuse material on the platform.
The affidavit stated that the account, brett00007777, had done this eight different times. The user information included an email address and phone number connected to Hansen’s home.

After serving a warrant to find the account’s IP address, authorities found that it belonged to Hansen’s Garland, Utah home.

Brigham City police issued a search warrant on Hansen’s home and took him into custody.
During an interview with Hansen, he admitted to police that he had the videos saved on his phone and owned the account associated with the tip.

“He was unsure if he had shared the videos with other users or received them from other users, but sharing content was something that he engaged in,” the affidavit stated.

Battalion Chief Chris Scothern with Tremonton fire told KSL that the department could not comment on the investigation.

On Thursday, Tremonton city manager Bill Cobabe confirmed that Hansen was terminated from his position after the city learned of his arrest.