Homeland security official Brian Doyle was arrested on charges stemming from computer related sex crimes.
A Polk County Florida detective posing as a 14-year-old girl encountered the deputy press secretary during a sex sting operation. According to reports, from the beginning of the operation, Doyle was under the impression that he was interacting with an underage teen.
And it sounds like there was a fair amount of dirty talk going on, including his immediate bragging about his position at the Office of Homeland Security. From CNN reports:
- Doyle also sent photos of himself that were not sexually explicit but said he would send nude photos if the "girl" would buy a Web camera and send him nude photos, according to authorities. In one photo, Doyle's Department of Homeland Security tag is visible, Judd said.
"Many of the conversations he initiated ... are too extraordinary and graphic for public release," a statement from the sheriff's office said.
"I read the transcripts," Judd said. "I wanted to see if this was just as outrageous as the detectives depicted it ... It shocked all of us who have worked vice, narcotics, organized crime, homicides."
I wish I could be shocked, but really, this is part of a larger disconnect in the government's various branches. The Bush Administration can't seem to escape from the same tawdriness and scandal that plagued the Clinton Administration.
For all the talk of morals and standards that the conservatives foist on this country, you would expect a higher set of ethics under a government where conservatives rule the roost.
- "Doyle is divorced and has children, Judd said. Authorities believe he could have held similar conversations online with others, the sheriff said, because at some points during online chats he would address the detective by the wrong name.
Article comments
1 - gonzo marx
good read, and more great points...
i doubt we really need to hit the Litany of high up GOP officials that have gotten themselves indicted in the last few years
and they still control House, Senate and WH....
imagine if after November the dems get control of one House?
interesting times indeed...
thanks again , Dawn, for the read
Excelsior!
2 - Elvira Black
Great stuff, Dawn. Aside from the disgustingness of it all, one has to wonder why the guy broadcast his affiliation for all the internet to see--though it's a good thing he did. There's no perv like a stupid perv.
3 - Fred
As usual, it's all George Bush's fault!
4 - Ned
You discredit the whole piece with the party line. Sexual preditors exist in all sexes, shapes and sizes. I guess since the Federal Government houses the Department of Education that Bush is also responsible for all those female teachers doing the bone dance with thier male underaged students. Or all the military people who engage in fraternization, or sexual harrassment are a direct result of Bush hiring them.
You have completely forgotten about human nature, and need for law to punish and to set an example for others who may entertain ideas about preditory practices. Hmmm? Will we ever not have sexual preditors among us? Given human nature, I don't think so. Therefore we must exercise vigilance, report, and prosecute.
5 - Reinaldo Martinez
Strang, how this world and our Law System operates. My wife lost her job for reporting a suspicion of child abuse of a 7 year old child in her class. The principal gave her a ten day notice of termination for doning what the law required of my wife. I haved my wife and as a result, my wife's principal's sister became my new superintendent. As a result, the superintendent put me out of a teaching position at another school district.
According to neigbors of the child, the father was arrested for using his own daughter sexually.
Even in the private schools you loss your job as a teacher for reporting child abuse. Is it fair! No! At least not to the child in question. So, both me and my wife for out of a job and own student loans.
Who really cares? I just don't know anymore.
Reinaldo Martinez