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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

blaise · 02-27-2011, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Duck Dog

Actually most of the time these guys spend their sentence in segregation or on the spacial needs yards with the gays and other child molesters.

That's true, but I also think that depends on the prison. Some hesitate to use seg for that. They'd rather have the prisoner try and fit in and not disclose his sentence. Space could be limited and there's usually higher risk of suicide attempts. And, prisoners in seg will most times petition to get out of seg, even though they know it could be risky.

**Saul Good** · 02-27-2011, 07:03 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.

It's a victimless crime? The end users fund it. I think I'd pay $100 to watch a video of you getting hit in the face with a shovel by the father of one of these kids. Since it's a victimless crime, I wouldn't feel bad about it.

Jenson71 · 02-28-2011, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

It's a victimless crime? The end users fund it. I think I'd pay $100 to watch a video of you getting hit in the face with a shovel by the father of one of these kids. Since it's a victimless crime, I wouldn't feel bad about it.

Watching someone get hit with a shovel isn't a crime no matter how much you pay for it. You can do this on youtube for free.

ReynardMuldrake · 02-28-2011, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by BradKraser

half of this stuff is quite inappropriate.... also, since i was a member of the robotics team back in WL, i knew Mr. Agnew quite well, i thought he was a good guy but he didn't turn out to be.... i condemn him for that but, half the people that posted on this should post without fully understanding the situation... in other words, u people shouldn't be hatin.

Who are you talking to exactly?

blaise · 02-28-2011, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by BradKraser

half of this stuff is quite inappropriate.... also, since i was a member of the robotics team back in WL, i knew Mr. Agnew quite well, i thought he was a good guy but he didn't turn out to be.... i condemn him for that but, half the people that posted on this should post without fully understanding the situation... in other words, u people shouldn't be hatin.

I'm sorry, you're claiming you received some kind of education?

**Rain Man** · 02-28-2011, 10:50 AM

If only half the stuff was inappropriate this may be the classiest thread in chiefsplanet history.

Skyy God · 02-28-2011, 02:01 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.

That's more of a commentary on how disproportionally weed dealers are punished relative to the impact of their crime.

blaise · 02-28-2011, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Pittsie

That's more of a commentary on how disproportionally weed dealers are punished relative to the impact of their crime.

I don't know if it's more of a commentary, but that's another point to be made.

Brock · 02-28-2011, 02:08 PM

People who are involved in that kind of stuff have something wrong with them and should be removed from the general population forever.

02-25-2011, 08:25 AM
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