John David Boyle (Glendora, California), 49, teacher at Royal Oak Middle School, Charter Oak Unified School District, Covina, California, "suspicion of distributing child pornography on the Internet" CBS Local Los Angeles: Covina Teacher Arrested On Suspicion Of Distributing Child Porn (June 6 2013) John David Boyle, 49, of Glendora, was arrested Wednesday after he met an undercover operative to view child porn in his classroom, according to Assistant United States Attorney Nicholas Trutanich ... Boyle was not arrested when undercover officers then entered the classroom, but he allowed officials to take over several of his online accounts. Officials then found that Boyle had used at least one of his email accounts to distribute child pornography and may have had sexual contact with minors on Skype, according to Trutanich. Authorities believe Boyle, who was arrested Wednesday, may have molested minors Tags:
Pasadena Star-News: Covina middle school teacher arrested Wednesday for allegedly distributing child pornography (June 6 2013) During the investigation, [John David] Boyle engaged in online chats with an undercover agent, believing that the agent shared his sexual interest in young boys, according to an affidavit filed in the case. Boyle set up an in-person meeting with the undercover agent in his classroom on Sunday for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity while watching child pornography together. Once Boyle took possession of what he believed to be child pornography, agents interviewed him, officials said. Boyle made statements to investigators and allowed them to take over several of his online accounts, which included his email. Boyle was not taken into custody at that time, officials said. While working with that account late Sunday and Monday, agents discovered that Boyle had used the account to distribute child pornography, the complaint alleges. Agents were also able to access Boyle's Skype account, where they found evidence that he may have had sexual contact with minors. Skype users can communicate by voice, video or instant messaging. Agents obtained a search warrant for Boyle's computer systems, and on Tuesday they discovered videos depicting child pornography. Based on the evidence gathered, authorities said they believe there may be unknown victims of child molestation by Boyle.
KPCC: Covina teacher charged with distributing child porn (updated) (June 6 2013) John David Boyle, a 49-year-old teacher at Royal Oak Middle School, is also suspected of molesting children, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Authorities said Boyle had online chats with an undercover agent, who he believed shared his interest in boys. Boyle allegedly met the agent at his classroom on Sunday. Prosecutors said Boyle thought the two were going to watch child pornography together and engage in sexual activity ... When questioned, Boyle told authorities that he has been actively collecting child pornography "for approximately three years, approximately two to three times a week," said assistant U.S. attorney Nicholas Trutanich. Boyle allowed investigators to take over several of his online accounts, and investigators allegedly found that the accounts were being used to send to other chat room users graphic images of underage boys engaged in sexual acts. Agents also allegedly found child porn videos on Boyle’s computer. Agents accessed Boyle’s Skype account, which allegedly contained evidence that Boyle had had sexual contact with minors.
KTLA: Covina Teacher Charged With Distributing Child Porn (June 6 2013) John David Boyle was arrested after he allegedly met with an undercover agent in his classroom at Royal Oak Middle School for the purpose of viewing child pornography. Boyle initially engaged in online chats with an undercover agent, believing that the agent shared his sexual interest in young boys, according to the affidavit in support of the complaint. U.S. Attorney’s Office said Boyle then set up an in-person meeting with the agent at the school, for the alleged purpose of engaging in sexual activity while watching child pornography together. Videos depicting child pornography were found on Boyle’s computer, the U.S. attorney’s office said. Agents who accessed Boyle’s Skype account said they found evidence he may have had sexual contact with minors.
L.A. Times: Covina teacher suspected of distributing child porn (June 6 2013) [John David] Boyle set up the meeting, had chatted with the agent online and believed the agent shared his interest in young boys, according to an affidavit. When the agent arrived at the classroom and presented Boyle with child pornography, he took possession of it, the U.S. attorney's office said. Agents interviewed Boyle, but he was not arrested that day. According to a criminal complaint from the U.S. attorney's office, Boyle, a Glendora resident, used an online account to distribute child pornography. Authorities also found evidence that he may have had sexual contact with minors. Videos depicting child pornography were found on the suspect’s computer Tuesday, the U.S. attorney's office said. Boyle was arrested Wednesday morning ... TMC News: Covina teacher suspected of distributing child porn (June 6 2013)
Southwest Riverside News Network: Teacher allegedly caught with child porn arrested in Los Angeles (June 6 2013) A teacher at Royal Oak Middle School in Covina, who allegedly met an undercover agent in his classroom so they could look at child pornography, was behind bars today on suspicion of distributing child pornography on the Internet. John David Boyle, 49, of Glendora, was arrested Wednesday by agents with Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations based on an investigation that suggested Boyle may have molested children, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Associated Press wire story Atlanta Journal Constitution: Calif teacher charged with distributing child porn (June 6 2013) San Antonio News Express: Calif teacher charged with distributing child porn (June 6 2013) AZ Central: Teacher charged with distributing child porn (June 6 2013) John David Boyle, 49, of Glendora, was arrested Wednesday. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in federal prison. Boyle was placed on administrative leave after 13 years with the Charter Oak Unified School District in the East San Gabriel Valley, where he teaches eighth-grade English, Superintendent Mike Hendricks said. Hendricks said there was no indication that any of Boyle's students had been victimized. However, federal authorities said Boyle may have molested some of his students.
Imperial Valley News: Los Angeles-area teacher arrested on federal child pornography charges after investigators find evidence of possible child molestation (June 7 2013) According to the affidavit in support of the criminal complaint, the probe into Boyle allegedly revealed he engaged in online chats with an undercover agent, believing the undercover agent shared his sexual interest in young boys. Boyle set up an in-person meeting with the undercover agent in his classroom at the school on Sunday, thinking the purpose of the meeting was to engage in sexual activity while watching child pornography together. When the undercover agent arrived and presented Boyle with child pornography, he took possession of it. At that time, other agents entered the classroom to interview Boyle. While Boyle was not arrested at that time, he made statements to investigators and allowed them to take over several of his online accounts [including email and his] Skype account, where they found evidence that he may have had sexual contact with minors. Agents obtained a search warrant for Boyle’s computer systems, and on Tuesday discovered videos depicting child pornography. As a result of this investigation, Boyle was arrested Wednesday morning.
L.A. Weekly: Teacher Allegedly Watched Child Porn With Undercover Fed ... In a SoCal Classroom (June 7 2013) A middle school teacher [John David Boyle] arranged to meet up with someone to view child porn together. In his Covina public middle school classroom. Really. Allegedly ... Not only did the genius allegedly have online chats with the agent, but he showed up with child porn in-hand when he met the undercover officer under the pretense of a show-and-sex session, feds alleged. Of course, after all, that investigators looked into Boyle's online activity and say they discovered that he had been distributing child porn, particularly via this email account: JuniorHighCoach@yahoo.com. Yeah.
