Homeland Security Deputy Press Secretary arrested for soliciting 14 year old girl for sex

Posted on April 5, 2006

We have no sympathy for scum like this. Liberals, moderates, and Conservatives are all disgusted with this as they should be. This is definitely the kind of news that gets your blood pressure up after reading it first thing in the morning.

Deputy Press Secretary for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Arrested on Polk County Charges

Brian J. Doyle, DOB 4/7/50, the Deputy Press Secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Public Affairs in Washington, D.C., was arrested this evening at his residence in Silver Springs, Maryland, on 23 Polk County charges related to the use of a computer to seduce a child and transmitting harmful materials to a minor. Doyle’s arrest is the result of a joint investigation by the Polk County Sheriff s Office, working with Florida’s 10th Judicial Circuit State Attorney Jerry Hill s office, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Inspector General s Office.

The Investigation
On March 12, 2006, Doyle contacted a 14-year-old girl whose profile was posted on the Internet, and initiated a sexually explicit conversation with her. The girl was actually an undercover Polk County Sheriff s Computer Crimes detective. Doyle knew that the girl was 14 years old, and he told her who he was and that he worked for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. During future online chats, Doyle gave the undercover detective posing as a 14-year-old girl his office phone number and his government-issued cell phone number, so that they could have telephone conversations, in addition to their online chatting. Doyle used the Internet to send hard-core pornographic movie clips to the girl and used the AOL Instant Messenger chat service to have explicit sexual conversations with her. The investigation revealed that the phone numbers given to the detective were in fact Doyle s, and that the AOL account used was registered to Doyle. Doyle also sent photos of himself to the detective, which were not sexually explicit but did serve to further positively identify him.

Throw the book at this guy, and throw away the key.

We will go after child predators, no matter where they live, to protect our innocent children, says Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. This investigation shows that the long arm of the law can reach anyone, anywhere, anytime, who tries to harm our youth. There is no question that Doyle believed that he was having these disgusting, obscene discussions, on-line and on the phone, with a young girl. His conduct is vile and inexcusable.

Absolutely! People of all political stripes can stand in agreement here to get rid of this sick corruption.

Time magazine’s blogger of they year Ed Morrisey says it best:

In this case, Doyle’s extracurricular activities escaped everyone’s attention, including (one supposes) the FBI and its pre-hire background check. It still reflects badly on the White House and the DHS, which is why political appointees such as Doyle are supposed to get a thorough vetting not just for security risks but also for the potential to embarrass the administration they serve. In the future, the Bush team had better learn to vet their candidates a little more thoroughly. Voters may not remember who Jack Abramoff is come November, but they will certainly remember who hired the Dirty Old Man of the DHS.

I’m in definite agreement that something is screwed up in the vetting process at DHS, but right now I’m more disgusted and angry at this man’s sickening crime to even go there. This is the kind of scum only the ACLU types will defend. I won’t be suprised if they take up his case. I guess somebody’s got to do it. Might as well be an organization that thinks child porn should be protected speech. After all, they have fought for NAMBLA.
Publius Rendevous says the book is not enough, and we must agree.

Throw the book at him, but your humble pundit feels that “the book” sometimes just is inadequate, especially for pedophiles and rapists for their victims “survive” and must endure the travesty thrust upon them.

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4 Responses to “Homeland Security Deputy Press Secretary arrested for soliciting 14 year old girl for sex”

gitardood on April 5th, 2006 9:15 am

It wouldn’t surprise me to see the ACLU try and defend this guy.
mikeyfil on April 5th, 2006 9:24 am

I just have to laugh. Everytime a supposedly “moral” Republican is shown for the hypocrite he or she really is, it’s the fault of Democrats or the ACLU–why don’t rightwingers grow a backbone and stop putting the blame on everyone else?
Jay on April 5th, 2006 9:26 am

No one is blaming the ACLU for what this guy did. I’m condeming him for the scum he is.
johnnyvento on April 5th, 2006 12:10 pm

The ACLU has nothing to do with this. Condemn the guy and move on. Trying to force fit every problem to the ACLU makes you look desperate, and frankly stupid.