Newton teacher held on kid-porn charges

bostonherald.com ^ | 01/18/2012 | Christine McConville and Natalie Sherman

[massmike]

A beloved Newton grade school teacher is behind bars and facing a host of local and federal child pornography charges after federal agents raided his home and found hundreds of pornographic images of children on a computer and dozens of stolen girls’ underpants, prosecutors said.

The horrifying accusations come as part of a federal probe of Dreamboard, a members-only website whose members distribute and watch child pornography. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Ettlinger was so active on the website that he obtained VIP status.

[JenB]

Ping.

[FreedomPoster]

Here’s a REALLY good reason!

[Doogle]

..the union will back him

[dools007]

It’s Massachusettes for crying out loud. Anything goes!

[Le Chien Rouge]

Teachers caught with online child pornography is much more common than reported.

However, the media along with the teachers union quietly coverup as many cases as possible.

Agenda ALWAYS trumps child protection.

[rhombus]

caught with online child pornography

I never understand this... if it's online, why do idiots get caught possessing it?

[apillar]

A beloved Newton grade school teacher is behind bars and facing a host of local and federal child pornography

You know I must be getting old and cynical, because anytime someone mentions an individual in the community that is know for "dedicating their life" to working with children and seems to spend all their time around children and involved in some child related sport or activity, my "pedo" alarm bells start going off...

[apillar]

caught with online child pornography

I never understand this... if it's online, why do idiots get caught possessing it?

Or for that matter, if they are determined to possess it and face years in prison for doing so, you would think they would at least use one of the "uncrackable" encryption programs that are free and easy to get. I suppose we should be thankful that they are stupid or a least not very tech savy. (Of course, maybe you only hear about the one idiot who gets caught, you never hear about the 100 that couldn't be prosecuted because their porn was encrypted...)

[Abathar]

"my "pedo" alarm bells start going off..."

If its a man doing it mine goes off too, but I usually give a woman a pass. Guess that makes me a sexist pig but I just don't trust men who do that either.

[BlueMondaySkipper]

...you would think they would at least use one of the "uncrackable" encryption programs that are free and easy to get

It's probably too hard to type those really long passwords with one hand.

[USMCWife6869]

And yet the “progressives” label homeschoolers the strange ones. Unreal. I’m so glad I no longer live in that horrible state.

[Red Badger]

[Red Badger]

[yldstrk]

sick freak

[liberty or death]

It is not normal for a grown man to want to be around little boys and girls all the time. Something is WRONG! When my boys were 6 to 10, (4 of them). Had a troop leader in his early 40’s tell me his entire life was dedicated to the boys of the community. Asked where his wife and kids were. Said he's never dated because his life was all about the boys. The front door shut I stepped outside and he was never seen in our part of the community again. My wife thought he was just a nice lonely man. He wasn't. He had been trying through her to get my boys in his troop all year. Before I even met him I always said no. Big mistake coming to that door when I was home. Thing is nobody else would listen. What's my proof? For my kids it's simple, "Better safe then sorry forever".

[Scotsman will be Free]

Homeland Security served a search warrant for kiddie porn? What?