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Deputy DHS Press Secretary arrested in child porn sting

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on April 5, 2006 at 9:08 am

Via AP:

MIAMI – A deputy press secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was charged with using a computer to seduce a child after authorities said he struck up sexual conversations with an undercover detective posing as a 14-year-old girl.

Brian J. Doyle, 55, the fourth-ranking official in the department’s public affairs office, was expected to be placed on administrative leave Wednesday.

“He said last night that he was going to waive extradition. If he does that, we may have him back by the end of the week,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Wednesday. “He could get to court today and some lawyer may say ‘no, you don’t want to do that.’ The bottom line is we don’t know when he’s coming back.”

Authorities arrested Doyle on Tuesday at his Silver Spring, Md., home as he was online with the “girl.” The undercover detective had called Doyle at work and said she got a Web camera, as he had asked her to do, and wanted to test it out, said Carrie Rodgers, Polk County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman.

“He said he would get on the computer when he got home from work so we knew he would be on,” Rodgers said. “When (police) went to his door, he was on the computer in the middle of a conversation with the girl.”

Doyle found the teenager’s profile online and began having sexually explicit conversations with her on the Internet on March 14, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.

The charges:

On March 27, 2006, Tenth Judicial Circuit (FL) Judge Neil Rodenberry viewed the pornographic movies in question and found probable cause to believe the material sent over the Internet by Doyle was Harmful to Minors, as defined by Florida State Statute 847.001(6). The next day, March 28th, 23 felony charges were direct-filed by Assistant State Attorney Brad Copley and a warrant for the arrest of Brian Doyle was signed by Judge J. Dale Durrance. The charges are as follows: 7 counts Use of a Computer to Seduce a Child, and 16 counts of Transmission of Harmful Material to a Minor.

Captain Ed says this is another black mark against the DHS vetting process:

In this case, Doyle’s extracurricular activities escaped everyone’s attention, including (one supposes) the FBI and its pre-hire background check. It still reflects badly on the White House and the DHS, which is why political appointees such as Doyle are supposed to get a thorough vetting not just for security risks but also for the potential to embarrass the administration they serve. In the future, the Bush team had better learn to vet their candidates a little more thoroughly. Voters may not remember who Jack Abramoff is come November, but they will certainly remember who hired the Dirty Old Man of the DHS.

With all due respect to the Captain, I’m not so sure how the DHS would have been able to know about this unless Doyle had come right out and admitted it during the vetting process – unless he had a prior criminal history of doing such things, which DHS surely would have found doing a simple criminal background check.

Regardless, even though it’s a bad day for the Dept. of Homeland Security, it’s a good day for children because this child predator is no longer out on the streets.

Hat tip: James Joyner

(Cross-posted at Blogs For Bush)

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    1. Mag says:
      April 5, 2006 at 12:21 pm

      a terrible man! :(

    2. Lorica says:
      April 5, 2006 at 1:37 pm

      This is rather sickening. This branch of the DoD had some managers downloading porn onto their government computers and got caught. Bye-Bye. Lost 100k per year jobs, and all benefits. I don’t understand the stupidity of doing assnine things like this. It really isn’t logical thinking.

      I also disagree with the Captian on this. How do you vett for this?? Look into computer records?? Doesn’t mean he wouldn’t do it later. Supidity can strike a man at anytime. Just ask Gary Condit. – Lorica

    3. Mahwah says:
      April 5, 2006 at 1:54 pm

      Pornography is the fuel that runs the engine of Sex Addiction. Like all addictions, those in the throws of SA can lose all sense of moral boundaries. It starts with looking at a little porn on the internet, and progresses into a full-blown addiction, that is no different in it’s ‘craving’ for more and more than a crack addict looking for another rock. Is it any wonder that sex crimes against minors has risen to epidemic proportions when we are constantly assaulted with sexual situations every time we turn on the television, and porn sites are the most saturated single topic on the internet? I view TV with my 10 year old daughter – we watch ‘7th Heaven’ together – and find myself constantly changing the channel when the commercials come on previewing upcoming programs, as they are inappropriate for her viewing, mostly due to references to sex. And that’s just ONE channel on cable… We all know the old adage ‘Sex Sells’, and Hollywood has heard that message loud and clear and is selling, selling, selling. They have turned us into a country of voyeurs.

      There is no excuse for this man’s behavior and I abhor what he attempted to do, but there are many thousands – maybe tens of thousands – more out there that have the same addiction, and more are being created every day. Like any pandemic, unless we look at the root cause(s) of this affliction, it will continue to infest our culture.

    4. CB Howell says:
      April 5, 2006 at 7:14 pm

      How about some public outrage at yet another unethical, immoral, and ILLEGAL activity buy another political crony:

      HOMELAND SECURITY AIDE SUSPENDED AFTER SEX STING
      LINK

      …was put on leave and his security clearance suspended on Wednesday after being arrested on charges of using the Internet to try to seduce a 14-year-old girl….was arrested on Tuesday night in a sex- sting operation and accused of obscenely propositioning an undercover agent he thought was a teen-ager….The Homeland Security department is one of the federal agencies responsible for investigating child pornography and online exploitation of children, through its immigration and customs unit….
      A statement issued by the sheriff’s office said Doyle contacted a 14-year-old girl whose profile was posted on the Internet and initiated a sexually explicit conversation. The “girl” was actually an undercover Polk County detective.

      It said Doyle gave his office phone number and his government-issued cell phone number. He also was accused of using the Internet to send pornographic movie clips and having explicit sexual conversations in online chats with the supposed girl

      How about firing the ass****!!! You can’t get even basic government clearance (”Q”) if you have significant debt! (conflict of interest and could be bribed). And yet here is an official in the watchdog dept of our government and he is a pedophile? I thought we republicans were all about family values, and high moral standards? WHEN are the citizens going to vote these hypocritical criminals and morally bankrupt morons out!

      Really, what does it take for John Q. Public to see the incompetent, immoral, and criminal behavior in their midst?

      Let me guess — Doyle has done many great things in his career/lifetime for our country and just because he had a moment of weakness we should not “throw out the baby with the bath water”. Well how would YOU feel if it was your 14 year old daughter who was a target of a 55 year old pervert? Is it still ok? If you say yes then maybe you need a kick in the a** too. (introspective speech Baklava)

      Incidentally I did a little search on child prostitution/slavery in Atlanta; it is a HUGE problem, to the point that people fly in from other countries to “have” the child they “reserved” on the internet. Its pathetic that no one cares about this huge social issue. 150 some odd years after the civil war we still participate in trading humans as property, just now it is children. Whether it is the poor Russia or Asian women brought in as indentured servants to satisfy our “market” or our own children abandoned to the streets and pimps, or the disenfranchised and brainwashed polygamist/cultist we seem to not care much at all for our children. Talk about piss-poor performance on one of the best measures of the advancement and ethical/moral health of a society….if a society or culture does not value and protect its children then what does it value?

      Why does no one stand up and say “Hey, this is BS we do not accept this behavior and will NOT tolerate it; you’re fired and going to jail; anyone supporting or defending you is also an ass*** and we do not want your or them leading, representing, protecting, or speaking for us.”

      I guess my real question is where the hell is jerry falwell, pat robertson, jessie jackson, louis farrakan, and all the other zealots who are all over this stuff any other time? Hmmm…they must have went to the same “PYA” seminar the catholic priests did. After all the appearence of “goddliness” is much more important than actually making a stand.

      Heres a yahoo link that made my blood boil:

      Sex tourism Thriving in Atlanta

      LINK

      Disapointed as usual but raging against hypocracy…..

    5. steve says:
      April 5, 2006 at 7:34 pm

      Mahwah, your wrong. What fuels the engine are corrupt human beings that will exploit and do violence to weak people on all sides, to enrich themselves. The Islamo-fascist would behead these people, how about you? Peace

    6. Sister Toldjah says:
      April 5, 2006 at 8:24 pm

      CB: “How about some public outrage at yet another unethical, immoral, and ILLEGAL activity buy another political crony:

      HOMELAND SECURITY AIDE SUSPENDED AFTER SEX STING
      LINK”

      ST: What the hell are you talking about, CB? Do you not even REALIZE that this thread is ABOUT the deputy DHS press sec. who was arrested last night? Have you seen anyone in this thread condone his actions? No, you haven’t.

      Nice strawman you constructed about the “hypocrisy” bit but the only person you made look silly here is yourself.

    7. Lorica says:
      April 5, 2006 at 11:41 pm

      CB he will be let go. It is a matter of timing, the leave he earned during his time with the Gov is his. Either it is paid lump sum or it is paid out as it is used. If they put him on leave, they will fire him eventually. Also, even tho I am certain he is guilty, it is really hard to fire someone just because they were arrested. Alittle thing about innocent until proven guilty. As far as the worlds religious leader since they are not quoted on the MSM everyday, you have no idea what they are saying or thinking. – Lorica

    8. Big Bang Hunter says:
      April 6, 2006 at 12:56 am

      - Personally I think beheading should be reserved for Anarchists and the mental midget that selects the beans for 7/11 coffee….

      - Bang **==