Police Chief in D.C. Suburb Arrested

AP | 9/26/03

[kattracks]

SEAT PLEASANT, Md., Sep 26, 2003 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- The police chief of a small Washington, D.C., suburb was charged with taking pornographic photos of a boy in a junior police program and coercing the boy to have sex.

Chief Ronald C. Forrest, 39, was arrested Thursday, and is being held without bond pending an appearance Friday afternoon in U.S. District Court, according to an FBI affidavit.

The FBI said a woman who knew Forrest obtained a photo album containing pornographic images of underage males from Forrest's home in Clinton and gave it to agents earlier this month. The woman said she recognized some boys in the photos as participants in Forrest's mentoring program, the affidavit said.

She also told the FBI that Forrest would occasionally pick up program participants and have them spend the night at his home, according to the affidavit.

Forrest has an unlisted home telephone number, and the police department referred all questions to the office of Mayor Eugene F. Kennedy, who did not immediately return a call Friday seeking comment.

The police department in Seat Pleasant, a town of about 5,000 residents, has about a dozen officers and staff.

One of the boys in the photos, now 15, told the FBI he repeatedly declined Forrest's request to take pictures of him. However, he said he agreed in 2000 after Forrest offered to pay him $50 or $80, according to the affidavit.

He also said Forrest performed oral sex on him around the time the photos were taken. He told agents he was 12 or 13 years old at the time. The teenager also said he spent a week at Forrest's home in July.

Forrest faces charges of interstate transport of a minor to make a sexually explicit image, enticing a child to travel across state lines to have sex and interstate transportation of a minor with the intent to have sex.

[Cathryn Crawford]

The FBI said a woman who knew Forrest obtained a photo album containing pornographic images of underage males from Forrest's home in Clinton and gave it to agents earlier this month. The woman said she recognized some boys in the photos as participants in Forrest's mentoring program, the affidavit said.

Some mentoring. What a bastard.

[WaterDragon]

God bless that woman who 'took' the photo album from the creep's home and gave it to the FBI.

[Scenic Sounds]

Pedophiliacs are difficult to understand. I don't try very hard anymore.

[Cathryn Crawford]

The teenager also said he spent a week at Forrest's home in July.

Why, I wonder?

[lilylangtree]

Castration is too good for this queer and then thanks to SCOTUS' recent ruling queers have free recruitment runs over the general population.

[blackdog]

He'll never see a day of prison besides his arraignment. The system will handle this one and make him go away to Puerto Rico or something.

Can you imagine the lifespan in prison of a Pediophile police chief? It can be measured in hours.

I'm sure the chief has enough dirt on fellow gubmint officials that he can settle this.

[blackdog]

Seat Pleasant, Maryland? I mean just the name makes Barney Frank stand at attention!

[pabianice]

Picture, please.

[pabianice]

Picture of the chief, I mean.

[blackdog]

A pedeophile King LEO might just be one of the most useful prosecutorial tools on the face of the earth as a source who will sing on every public official who ever fixed a ticket, bought off a DUI, stole from the treasury, bragged on cheating the IRS, falsified records, bribed zoning deals, and so on...........

This guy could be an endless stream of prosecutions, enough to hire an army of prosecutors. That is unless he meets up with an unfortunate accident.

[MCRD]

Our first clue he was a pervert, he lived in Clinton.

[general_re]

[helper]

Remember he is in Maryland. He'll get 30 days home detention with pay, after which he'll get his gun and badge back.

[RobRoy]

One word: Castrate.

Then let him free with the confidence that his "drive" has almost certainly been removed. It's the humane thing to do. Then he can go on to live a productive life - even as a police chief.

No, I'm not kidding.

[gaijin]

Is that a picture of the perp?

What is the race of the victim?

[tracer]

Seat Pleasant, indeed......

[tracer]

Not to mention book and movie deals a la' Chief Moose.....

[tracer]

No, that's a picture of the victim. He's "big for his age".... 8~)

[joesnuffy]

Let me guess this guys politics
Civilians have no business owning personal firearms
Your self defense and the defense are the province of the Police and the Police only
WE will protect you and your family....you have no business or right to own a firearm

Cops have no reason to fear a Police State any more than anyone 'in power' would fear having more power...