Michael D. Doyle, Child Pornography Possession, Massachusetts 2009

Michael D. Doyle, 41, Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Images of Child Pornography

A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to prison for possessing images of child pornography. Michael D. Doyle, 41, of Woburn, was sentenced to four years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge George A. O’Toole Jr.

Doyle was also sentenced to nine years of supervised release following his term in prison. The court accepted Doyle’s guilty plea to a one-count information charging possession of child pornography, which was filed on April 22, 2009.

This case was brought as part of a nationwide ICE investigation called “Operation Emissary,” which targeted a Web site that offered images and movies of hardcore child pornography. The targeted Web site alerted would-be customers that subscribing to the site was illegal and warned them to be discreet about their purchases.

Doyle admitted in his plea that he had subscribed to this Web site and possessed images and videos depicting prepubescent minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

The case was investigated by ICE’s Boston Field Office, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Angel Kelley Brown of the District of Massachusetts and Trial Attorney Bonnie L. Kane of the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section.

Doyle, a resident of Woburn, Massachusetts, was charged with possession of child pornography. According to the charges, Doyle possessed images and videos of prepubescent minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. He was sentenced to four years in prison and nine years of supervised release.

The charges against Doyle were filed on April 22, 2009. He pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge George A. O’Toole Jr.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/massachusetts-man-sentenced-child-pornography-case