Northampton fugitive arraigned on child sex abuse charges following six years on the run

The Northampton man who spent six years on the lam in Ecuador after being charged with possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), also known as child pornography, pleaded "not guilty" at his arraignment in Hampshire Superior Court Friday morning.Northampton Police began investigating resident Jude Demeis, 55, in 2019 after he allegedly shared a video containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on social media. He was charged with three counts of possessing CSAM, and one count of posing or exhibiting a child in a state of nudity following a Hampshire County grand jury decision in September 2019, but fled the jurisdiction after issuance…