Ronald T. Garney, Amherst, Massachusetts (arrested Nov 2006) [child porn]

Retirement benefits untouched by porn conviction

He was a ninth-grade science teacher in Amherst and was arrested in 2006 for the purchase and possession of child pornography. Garney pleaded guilty in December 2007 to purchasing and possessing child pornography after authorities found images of child ...

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Retirement benefits untouched by porn conviction

He was a ninth-grade science teacher in Amherst and was arrested in 2006 for the purchase and possession of child pornography. Garney pleaded guilty in December 2007 to purchasing and possessing child pornography after authorities found images of child ...

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Retirement benefits untouched by porn conviction

He was a ninth-grade science teacher in Amherst and was arrested in 2006 for the purchase and possession of child pornography. Garney pleaded guilty in December 2007 to purchasing and possessing child pornography after authorities found images of child ...

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http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/26308306/retirement-benefits-untouched-by-porn-conviction

 

Teacher convicted of child porn charges can keep pension

In a ruling Monday, the Supreme Judicial Court said that Ronald T. Garney, a ninth-grade science teacher who was arrested in 2006 for the purchase and possession of child pornography, should still receive benefits because his crimes were not connected to ...

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Teacher Convicted of Child Porn Possession Still Gets His Pension

A few months before he plead guilty (but after he was arrested), Garney retired. He received benefits until 2009, when the Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System decided that he didn’t have to right to receive them. Garney used his work email ...

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SJC rules former Amherst teacher eligible for state pension despite 2008 conviction for child porn

Teachers' Retirement System officials argued that Glaster ... 2 ½ to 3 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. He was arrested in Nov. 28, 2006 following an investigation that led to police finding nearly 600 photos ...

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http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/08/sjc_rules_former_amherst_teach.html

 

Massachusetts Teacher Arrested For Child Porn Keeps Pension Benefits

A Massachusetts teacher who resigned after being arrested on child pornography charges will keep his pension, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled. Ronald Garney, 67, was arrested in 2006 and pleaded guilty to 11 counts of purchasing and possessing child ...

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