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Msmith · 02-25-2011, 08:25 AM

Robotics coach arrested for child porn

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - A West Lafayette man charged with distributing child pornography has been fired by the West Lafayette Community School Corporation.

27-year-old Carl Ross Agnew was an assistant coach for West Lafayette High School's robotics team. Agnew was charged after an FBI investigation that got underway in September 2010. Police served a search warrant at Agnew's apartment in West Lafayette on Tuesday. According to the U.S. Attorney's office, Agnew was sharing images depicting children engaged in sexual activity with adult men. A probable cause affidavit stated that Agnew was sending the images through a peer-to-peer file sharing program under the name of "Brighteyedboy".

The U.S. Attorney said Agnew admitted to police he collected "thousands" of images of child pornography and stored them on his computer.

West Lafayette Community School Superintendent Rocky Killion said Agnew has been fired from his coaching position. Killion said Agnew had limited contact with students in that position. He said the school corporation always does federal background checks on employees before they are hired.

The organization FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), which sponsors robotics and other engineering competitions, released a statement Thursday evening indicating that Agnew was being banned as a volunteer for FIRST pending the outcome of this case.

Agnew has been taken into custody by the U.S. Marshal Service.

My children are not sharp enough to join the robotics team but I know some students who are in that team. My daughter said that Mr. Agnew is a very well-liked individual. Many students are very upset about this news. Some of them didn't show up to class.

Link:http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/news/local/c...cs-coach-fired

**pr_capone** · 02-25-2011, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Msmith

My children are not sharp enough to join the robotics team but I know some students who are in that team.

Thank goodness your kids are dumb!

/i keed

Hopefully this guy goes to the pokey for a LONG long time.

Jenson71 · 02-25-2011, 09:12 AM

Hopefully the worst of it was only child porn, and not something like inviting Tim Jones Jr. from the robotics team over to the house for extra research.

**Scorp** · 02-25-2011, 09:24 AM

Question: If a robot has an erection does that robot feel the erection?

threebag · 02-25-2011, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Scorp

Question: If a robot has an erection does that robot feel the erection?

Radar Chief · 02-25-2011, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Scorp

Question: If a robot has an erection does that robot feel the erection?

Only if his arms are long enough to reach it.

bowener · 02-25-2011, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Scorp

Question: If a robot has an erection does that robot feel the erection?

No, but [yo mama] does!

I apologize for making fun of yo mama. It was more of a universal usage of the term "yo mama".

blaise · 02-25-2011, 09:29 AM

There was an article a few months ago in the NY Times about sentencing for these guys. I tried finding it after they ran it, but I never could. It outlined how these child porn criminals are getting light sentences. A lot of times the perp has a good lawyer, and he says he was just looking, and not engaging, and ends up getting less time than a weed dealer. It makes me sick. I feel like people that look at it are keeping the market for it active, and they should be punished accordingly.

Jenson71 · 02-25-2011, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by blaise

There was an article a few months ago in the NY Times about sentencing for these guys. I tried finding it after they ran it, but I never could. It outlined how these child porn criminals are getting light sentences. A lot of times the perp has a good lawyer, and he says he was just looking, and not engaging, and ends up getting less time than a weed dealer. It makes me sick. I feel like people that look at it are keeping the market for it active, and they should be punished accordingly.

Sort of playing devil's advocate though, it is a victimless crime. It costs us an average of $29,000/yr for an inmate. Maybe a heavy fine and community service, with additional penalties for repeat offenders is better.

sedated · 02-25-2011, 12:51 PM

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Sort of playing devil's advocate though, it is a victimless crime.

Well…the porn has to come from somewhere, and those kids (depending on their age and consent) could have been harmed physically or emotionally to make it. But none of us know what exactly his “child porn” was, so its hard to judge.

Jenson71 · 02-25-2011, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sedated

Well…the porn has to come from somewhere, and those kids (depending on their age and consent) could have been harmed physically or emotionally to make it. But none of us know what exactly his “child porn” was, so its hard to judge.

True, but he didn't do it. The guy who took pictures of him doing sex acts with a kid did it.

blaise · 02-25-2011, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jenson71

Sort of playing devil's advocate though, it is a victimless crime. It costs us an average of $29,000/yr for an inmate. Maybe a heavy fine and community service, with additional penalties for repeat offenders is better.

I don't think it is a victimless crime, though. I think that more people looking at it on the internet compel more people to post the images and videos. In my mind the viewers are almost encouraging those who create the videos and photos.
And if you view it, and don't report it to someone as a crime, then I think that furthers your guilt. It's one thing if a person is looking at a variety of websites and happens upon it by mistake, I understand how that might happen. If a person has hundreds of images, and has been repeatedly looking at the websites, then I look at that person as an accomplice to the crime. If they were in the same house where the crime occurred, and watching through a window, would they not be guilty of participating? What is the real difference between that and watching on the internet?

Jenson71 · 02-25-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by blaise

I don't think it is a victimless crime, though. I think that more people looking at it on the internet compel more people to post the images and videos. In my mind the viewers are almost encouraging those who create the videos and photos.
And if you view it, and don't report it to someone as a crime, then I think that furthers your guilt. It's one thing if a person is looking at a variety of websites and happens upon it by mistake, I understand how that might happen. If a person has hundreds of images, and has been repeatedly looking at the websites, then I look at that person as an accomplice to the crime. If they were in the same house where the crime occurred, and watching through a window, would they not be guilty of participating? What is the real difference between that and watching on the internet?

It's already happened, though, not currently happening, and thus, stoppable. Plus, maybe his act of just watching the porn stymies off his desire for actually going out and molesting a kid. Maybe he did the right thing here.

I could defend him.

blaise · 02-25-2011, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Jenson71

It's already happened, though, not currently happening, and thus, stoppable. Plus, maybe his act of just watching the porn stymies off his desire for actually going out and molesting a kid. Maybe he did the right thing here.

I could defend him.

You don't know that. I would imagine that these people often abuse these kids repeatedly over a period of time. And as far as the excuse that watching it stymies desires to commit the act? That's an excuse to sit and watch a child be abused, and possible be subjected to permanent physical and emotional damage? I don't get that.

Msmith · 02-25-2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Jenson71

It's already happened, though, not currently happening, and thus, stoppable. Plus, maybe his act of just watching the porn stymies off his desire for actually going out and molesting a kid. Maybe he did the right thing here.

I could defend him.

Would you like him to babysit your kids?

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Msmith Veteran Join Date: Jan 2004 Casino cash: $9058035	This one hit very close to home: Child porn Robotics coach arrested for child porn WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - A West Lafayette man charged with distributing child pornography has been fired by the West Lafayette Community School Corporation. 27-year-old Carl Ross Agnew was an assistant coach for West Lafayette High School's robotics team. Agnew was charged after an FBI investigation that got underway in September 2010. Police served a search warrant at Agnew's apartment in West Lafayette on Tuesday. According to the U.S. Attorney's office, Agnew was sharing images depicting children engaged in sexual activity with adult men. A probable cause affidavit stated that Agnew was sending the images through a peer-to-peer file sharing program under the name of "Brighteyedboy". The U.S. Attorney said Agnew admitted to police he collected "thousands" of images of child pornography and stored them on his computer. West Lafayette Community School Superintendent Rocky Killion said Agnew has been fired from his coaching position. Killion said Agnew had limited contact with students in that position. He said the school corporation always does federal background checks on employees before they are hired. The organization FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), which sponsors robotics and other engineering competitions, released a statement Thursday evening indicating that Agnew was being banned as a volunteer for FIRST pending the outcome of this case. Agnew has been taken into custody by the U.S. Marshal Service. My children are not sharp enough to join the robotics team but I know some students who are in that team. My daughter said that Mr. Agnew is a very well-liked individual. Many students are very upset about this news. Some of them didn't show up to class. Link:http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/news/local/c...cs-coach-fired
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