Richard Doyle (Litchfield, Connecticut), 63, theater & film teacher at The Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut, "charged in a criminal complaint with receipt, distribution and possession of child pornography" Courant: FBI Arrests Teacher On Pornography Charges (Dec 4 2012) The U.S. Attorney's office said Richard Doyle, 63, of Litchfield was charged in a criminal complaint with receipt, distribution and possession of child pornography. The complaint charges that on two days in October an investigator accessed a file sharing program available to the public through the Internet and downloaded pornographic images of children from shared directories that Doyle maintained. Tags:
Litchfield County Times: Litchfield Man Charged With Child Porn Teaches Theater at Taft School in Watertown (Dec 4 2012) Richard Doyle, the 63-year-old Litchfield resident arrested on child porn charges Tuesday for allegedly sharing photos of young white males with their genitals exposed, is a theater and film teacher at The Taft School in Watertown, a prestigious private college preparatory school.
Greenwich Time: Taft drama teacher busted for child porn (Dec 4 2012) A drama teacher at the exclusive Taft School in Watertown admitted to an FBI agent during his arrest Tuesday that he downloaded and distributed photos of young boys for at least two years, according to an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport. The teacher, Richard Doyle, 63, of Litchfield, remained behind bars pending a hearing Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Holly B. Fitzsimmons. He is charged with possessing, receiving and distributing pornographic photos of young boys.
The Hour: Conn. teacher arrested on child porn charges (Dec 4 2012) The U.S. Attorney's office said 63-year-old Richard Doyle of Litchfield was arrested Tuesday at his home on charges of receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography. Prosecutors say a federal agent logged on to a public Internet file sharing program in October and downloaded child porn images from shared directories Doyle maintained.
CBS Local New York: Connecticut Drama Teacher Charged With Child Pornography (Dec 4 2012) Richard Doyle, 63, of Litchfield, Conn., was arrested at his home Tuesday. He was charged with receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Prosecutors said a federal agent logged on to a public Internet file sharing program in October and downloaded child porn images from shared directories Doyle maintained. Federal agents seized computers and components at his home and office.
Boston Globe: Conn. teacher arrested on child porn charges (Dec 4 2012) Federal authorities have arrested a teacher at a Connecticut private school on child pornography charges. The U.S. Attorney’s office said 63-year-old Richard Doyle of Litchfield was arrested Tuesday at his home on charges of receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography. Prosecutors say a federal agent logged on to a public Internet file sharing program in October and downloaded child porn images from shared directories Doyle maintained.
WSFB: Watertown teacher arrested for child porn (Dec 4 2012) Authorities received a complaint that Richard D. Doyle, 63, of Litchfield maintained a directory that allowed users to download images of child pornography publicly. Doyle was charged with receipt, distribution and possession of child pornography and was scheduled to appear in federal court in Bridgeport Tuesday afternoon.
NBC Connecticut: Taft School Teacher Arrested on Child Porn Charges (Dec 4 2012) A teacher at the exclusive Taft School in Watertown was arrested Tuesday on charged child pornography charges. Richard Doyle, 63, was taken into custody by the FBI at his home in Litchfield Tuesday morning, federal authorities said. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, a law enforcement agent logged into a public internet file sharing program on Oct. 24 and Oct. 27 and downloaded images depicting child pornography from shared directories maintained by Doyle.
County Times: Litchfield Man Charged With Child Porn Teaches Theater at Taft School in Watertown (Dec 5 2012) Richard Doyle, the 63-year-old Litchfield resident arrested on child porn charges Tuesday for allegedly sharing photos of young white males with their genitals exposed, is a theater and film teacher at The Taft School in Watertown, a prestigious private college preparatory school ... The criminal complaint alleges that on Oct. 24 and 27, a law enforcement agent logged into a publicly available Internet file sharing program and downloaded images of child pornography from shared directories maintained by Mr. Doyle, according to the release ... The affidavit describes five of the 17 images, and one of common theme is that the photos show white males under the age of 16 or 12 with their genitals exposed.
CT Now: FBI Arrests Teacher On Pornography Charges (Dec 4 2012) A theater instructor at The Taft School, a private secondary school in Watertown, was arrested by the FBI Tuesday on child pornography charges, federal authorities said. The U.S. Attorney's office said Richard Doyle, 63, of Litchfield was charged in a criminal complaint with receipt, distribution and possession of child pornography. The complaint charges that on two days in October an investigator accessed a file sharing program available to the public through the Internet and downloaded pornographic images of children from shared directories that Doyle maintained.
Republican-American: Taft teacher arrested for child porn: Popular teacher's computer had photos of naked, young boys, cops say (Dec 5 2012) A drama teacher at the prestigious Taft School was arrested Tuesday on charges of receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography. Richard Doyle, 63, was arrested at his Litchfield home and was scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate in Bridgeport Tuesday afternoon.
Litchfield News: Taft film and theater teacher arrested on child pornography charges (Dec 7 2012) Richard Doyle, the 63-year-old Litchfield resident arrested on child porn charges Tuesday for allegedly sharing photos of young white males with their genitals exposed, is a theater and film teacher at The Taft School in Watertown, a prestigious private college preparatory school ... He appeared before the United States Magistrate Judge Holly B. Fitzsimmons in Bridgeport Tuesday afternoon ... A bond hearing was scheduled for Friday at 11:30 a.m. before the U.S. Magistrate Judge Holly B. Fitzsimmons in Bridgeport.
Litchfield County Times: Litchfield Man Charged With Child Porn Teaches Theater at Taft School in Watertown (Dec 10 2012) [Richard Doyle] was scheduled to appear before the United States Magistrate Judge Holly B. Fitzsimmons in Bridgeport at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Litchfield News: Litchfield resident accused of child porn free on $200,000 bond (Dec 19 2012) Richard Doyle, the 63-year-old Taft School theater teacher and Litchfield resident arrested on federal child pornography charges Dec. 4 was released on a $200,000 bond as the result of a bond hearing on Dec. 7. According to Tom Carson, spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s office in Connecticut, the bond was partially secured by family members, and Mr. Doyle must live with a brother into whose custody he was released. Mr. Doyle, whose arrest was based on his alleged online sharing of photos of naked young white males with their genitals clearly visible, must not have any access to the Internet or any device that can access the Internet, Mr. Carson said in an e-mail. Additionally, Mr. Carson said, Mr. Doyle’s brother was ordered to keep any Internet accessible devices password protected, with passwords that cannot be shared with Mr. Doyle. His home confinement will be monitored by the U.S. Probation Office.
Register-Citizen: Watertown: Taft School teacher's federal child porn case continued to Feb. 19 in Bridgeport federal court (Jan 3 2013) A motion has been granted to continue the probable cause hearing for 63-year-old Taft School theater Richard Doyle ... The hearing is now set for Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Holly B. Fitzsimmons in Bridgeport. According to the docket entry, the parties on both sides of the case are in the process of investigating aspects of the case, and it was deemed to be in the best interest of the both defendant and justice to postpone the probable cause hearing ... Doyle, whose arrest was based on his alleged online sharing of photos of naked young white males with their genitals clearly visible, must not have any access to the Internet or any device that can access the internet ...
Litchfield County Times: Probable Cause Hearing for Taft Teacher Facing Child Porn Charges Postponed Until February (Jan 4 2013) A motion to continue the probable cause hearing for 63-year-old Taft School theater teacher Richard Doyle, who was arrested in early December on federal child pornography charges and later released on a $200,000 bond into the custody of his brother, has been granted. The hearing is now set for Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Holly B. Fitzsimmons in Bridgeport. According to the docket entry, the parties on both sides of the case are in the process of investigating aspects of the case, and it was deemed to be in the best interest of the both defendant and justice to postpone the probable cause hearing.
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Connecticut School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Pornography Charge [Press Release] (Dec 16 2013) Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Richard Doyle, 64, of Litchfield, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas P. Smith in Hartford to one count of receipt and distribution of child pornography. At the time of his arrest in December 2012, Doyle was employed as a teacher at a private school in Connecticut.“This defendant received thousands of images portraying the sexual abuse of children,” stated U.S. Attorney Daly. “The fact that this heinous crime was committed by a teacher, whose profession is committed to the well-being of children, makes it especially disturbing. I commend the FBI and the Connecticut Child Exploitation Task Force for investigating this matter and the work they do every day to investigate these crimes and protect children.”According to court documents and statements made in court, in late October 2012, a law enforcement agent logged into a publicly available Internet file sharing program and downloaded images of child pornography from shared directories maintained by Doyle. On December 4, 2012, the FBI executed a search warrant at Doyle’s Litchfield residence. Doyle was arrested after he admitted that, for at least two years, he had used the identified peer-to-peer program to obtain and trade child pornography with other individuals over the Internet. Doyle further admitted that he had been viewing child pornography since the 1970s, had used other computer programs to trade child pornography, and had purchased magazines containing child pornography.Doyle indicated that he had thousands of child pornography images in his collection, with some of boys as young as 5, 6, or 7 years old. He directed the FBI to a plastic container hidden under his workbench in the basement of his home and indicated that the thumb drives in that container comprised his collection of child pornography, with the exception of some magazines that were still in the attic.Doyle stated that he only used his home computer system to download and view child pornography and never used his computer at the school where he was employed.Pursuant to the search warrant, law enforcement seized a desktop computer and seven thumb drives. Examination of the computer and thumb drives revealed in excess of 4,000 image files and approximately six video files of child pornography.Doyle is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant on March 10, 2014, at which time he faces a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of five years and a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.
New Haven Register: Litchfield resident, former Taft drama teacher pleads guilty to child pornography charge (Dec 16 2013) Litchfield resident Richard Doyle, a former teacher at The Taft School, pleaded guilty Monday to the receipt and distribution of child pornography, according to a release by the U.S. Department of Justice ... Litchfield County Times: Former Taft School Theater, Film Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Possession (Dec 17 2013)
San Francisco Chronicle: Former Conn. teacher pleads guilty to child porn (Dec 17 2013) A former drama teacher at a Connecticut private school has pleaded guilty to a child pornography charge, admitting he had thousands of images of children at his home. Sixty-four-year-old Richard Doyle of Litchfield entered the plea Monday in federal court in Hartford. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 10 and faces five to 20 years in prison.