John McGill (Villa Rica, Georgia), 56, principal at Mt. Carmel Elementary School, Douglas County School System, Douglasville, Georgia, "arrested in a sting operation targeting suspected child predators" 11 Alive: Principal arrested in GBI child sex sting (Mar 3 2014) Dr. John McGill, principal of Mt. Carmel Elementary in Douglasville, is being held in the DeKalb County Jail. The Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit (CEACC) and the Georgia Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force took part in a four-day event called "Operation Broken Heart" centered in DeKalb County. According to the GBI, the arrestees, ranging in age from 21 to 64, traveled from all parts of Northern Georgia with the intent to meet a child for sex.Tags:
My Fox Atlanta: Principal among those arrested on child porn, exploitation charges (Mar 2 2014) Officials say they have arrested a Douglasville elementary school principal as part of a multi-agency child exploitation sting this past week. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that John McGill, 56, of Villa Rica, was arrested for the electronic possession of child pornography during this week's Operation Broken Heart ... Investigators say McGill was one of 14 individuals ranging in age from 21 to 64 that were arrested during Operation Broken Heart. Nearly 40 different agencies participated in the operation with the goal arresting individual who may seek to talk with children online for the purposes of meeting them in person.
Douglas County Sentinel: Local principal arrested as part of child exploitation sting (Mar 2 2014) Mt. Carmel Elementary School Principal Dr. John McGill, 56, of Villa Rica was arrested for the electronic possession of child pornography and violation of the Child Exploitation Prevention Act. McGill's arrest was part of a sting named "Operation Broken Heart." According to reports, McGill was one of several men across the state who responded to an internet ad that sought an older man to meet with a teen girl for indecent purposes. The men, after having an online conversation, then actually traveled to meet the "girl."
Fox News: Long-time Georgia elementary school principal arrested on child porn charges (Mar 3 2014) A Georgia elementary school principal has been arrested on child pornography charges as part of a multi-agency child exploitation sting. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that John McGill, 56, of Villa Rica, Ga., was arrested for the electronic possession of child pornography during last week's "Operation Broken Heart," Fox affiliate WAGA reported.
Times-Herald: Principal arrested on child porn, exploitation charges (Mar 3 2014) John McGill, principal of Mt. Carmel Elementary School, has been suspended by the Douglas County School System after Sunday’s GBI announcement that he was arrested in a Georgia Bureau of Investigation sting that targeted people who use the internet to have sex with children. He is one of 14 people arrested in the GBI's “Operation Broken Heart,” which began on Feb. 26 and involved 37 law enforcement agencies. McGill and the others were arrested for allegedly traveling to meet a child for sex.
Daily Caller: Georgia child sex sting nets elementary school principal (Mar 3 2014) Attention middle-aged dudes of America (especially those of you with bad comb-overs and scruffy, gray goatees): little kids have no desire to have sex with you and none of them are trying to meet you online for this purpose. Some people won’t listen to this sage advice until it’s too late, though. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says one of those people is John McGill, the principal at Mt. Carmel Elementary School in Douglasville, Ga., a distant suburb of Atlanta. McGill was among 14 men who were arrested as part of a multiagency sting operation called “Operation Broken Heart” ...
UK Daily Mail: Elementary school principal arrested 'on his way to meet child for sex' after online sting operation (Mar 3 2014) John McGill was arrested on Sunday by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation The father of six has been a principal for 14-years and holds a doctorate level degree He is charged with meeting an underage child on the Internet and traveling to have sex with them His lawyer says that McGill denies all charges
Douglasville Patch: Douglas County Elementary School Principal Arrested on Child Sex Charges (Mar 3 2014) John McGill, principal of Mt. Carmel Elementary School, has been suspended by the Douglas County School System after Sunday’s GBI announcement that he was arrested in a Georgia Bureau of Investigation sting that targeted people who use the internet to have sex with children. He is one of 14 people arrested in the GBI's “Operation Broken Heart,” which began on Feb. 26 and involved 37 law enforcement agencies. McGill and the others were arrested for allegedly traveling to meet a child for sex.
